aftertasten.
/ˈɑːftəteɪst/, /ˈaftəteɪst/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌteɪst/ 1. A taste remaining in the mouth after eating or drinking something, esp. one which is bitter or otherwise unpleasant. Also in extended use.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [noun] > aftertaste
aftertaste1592
farewell1634
after treat1674
repetition?c1710
way-gang1754
by-taste1799
whang1905
1592 Countess of Pembroke tr. P. de Mornay Disc. Life & Death sig. A3v Ther is more bitternes none so pleasant to the mouth, but leaues an vnsauory after taste and lothsome disdaine.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Deboire, an after taste, ill smacke, or twang, which an vnsauorie thing leaues behind in the mouth.
1795 C. P. Thunberg in Monthly Rev. (1796) Jan. 24 Fourthly, if it has any after-taste, such as to be harsh, bitter, or mucilaginous.
1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 45 They leave a bitter unpleasant after-taste in the mouth.
1866 H. Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 685 Plumbagin..has a styptic saccharine taste, with acrid biting after-taste.
1922 J. J. Sudborough Bernthsen's Text-bk. Org. Chem. (new ed.) iv. 96 Ethyl nitrate, C2H5·O·NO2 (Millon), is a mobile liquid of agreeable odour and sweet taste, but with a bitter after-taste.
1926 Travel Nov. (back cover) (advt.) For the first time in the history of smoking, Camels did away with cigaretty after-taste.
1998 Decanter Jan. 60/4 The honeyed sweetness on the palate..lingers leaving a long and luscious aftertaste.
2. figurative. An (unpleasant) quality or feeling deriving from and lingering on after some event; a residual sensation. Frequently with modifying adjective.
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the mind > emotion > [noun] > an emotion
affection?c1225
passiona1250
motionc1390
feelinga1413
feelc1485
motivec1485
stirring1552
emotive1596
emotion1602
resentment1622
sentiment1652
sensation1674
flavour1699
aftertaste1702
pathy1837
1702 J. Dennis Comical Gallant iii. i. 27 Thy Embassy relish'd well at the first going down, but it hath a Villanous after-taste, a Whorson twang of the Boracho.
1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. viii. 201 It was the aftertaste of the battle.
1891 Chautauquan June 407/2 ‘The Perseverance of Chryssa Arkwright’ is a highly interesting story that leaves no unpleasant aftertaste.
1954 Life 19 July 24 (heading) In peace a bitter aftertaste. Guatemalans count up brutality victims and tensely pursue Reds.
1999 R. Thompson Sights & Sounds of London Town in Songbk. (2010) III. 107 Too many doors slammed in your face. It leaves a nasty aftertaste.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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