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Acquired taste

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Noun
  1. 1
    A taste which is not natural or innate, but which has developed through habit or learning.

    "Like many another Italian War hero, young Dino Grandi had turned to the post-War Fascist movement to satisfy an acquired taste for action."

  2. 2
    a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience wordnet
  3. 3
    Something that is appreciated only after having initially been regarded as unappealing or unpleasant; a person who is regarded as difficult or dislikable but of whom at least some have grown to approve. idiomatic

    "Since most adults do not share this director's unquenchable optimism, even his best movies tend to be an acquired taste."

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