sweet tooth

noun

: a craving or fondness for sweet food

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Ready to indulge your sweet tooth? Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 This combo can satisfy your sweet tooth while also delivering some nutritional value, Jaspan said. Christina Manian, Health, 22 Oct. 2025 While Utah took the cake for the state with the biggest sweet tooth — buying candy 50% more often than the national average in October 2024 — Mountain West and Midwest states dominated the leaderboard. Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025 High-protein desserts can be a great way to indulge your sweet tooth, promote satiety (feeling satisfied after eating), balance blood sugar, and support muscle repair. Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sweet tooth

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sweet tooth was in the 14th century

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“Sweet tooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20tooth. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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sweet tooth

noun
: a craving or fondness for sweets

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