acquired taste

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acquired taste

One that is unpleasant on immediate experience or is likeable only after being experienced repeatedly.

acquired taste

1. a liking for something that is at first considered unpleasant

2. the thing so liked

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acquired taste - a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience; "martinis are an acquired taste"

penchant, preference, taste, predilection - a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

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