aftertaste

aftertaste
/af"teuhr tayst', ahf"-/, n.
1. a taste remaining after the substance causing it is no longer in the mouth.
2. the remaining sensation following an unpleasant experience, incident, etc.: the aftertaste of a bad marriage.
[1820-30; AFTER + TASTE]

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