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a bad taste in my mouth 

An idiom used to express feelings of regret and remorse, stemming from a realisation that one has willingly participated in behaviour that has led to an unforeseen and morally reprehensible outcome. The idiomatic use of eating serves to convey both the initial positive, tasteful, experience, as well as the negative, distasteful, after-effects.
Clearing the rain forest is how I make my money, but seeing locals driven from their homes has left a bad taste in my mouth.

a bad taste in my mouth 

Having an unpleasant taste in youre mouth, mostly ment as a methaphore, but sometimes literally. It can be caused either by a feeling or an actual event.
Either way, if something gives you a bad taste in the mouth it is always bad.... really bad..
Catherine said: A beating from the love truncheon left a bad taste in my mouth

a bad taste in my mouth 

an ex that u wish u never dated
jimmy is a bad taste in my mouth
a bad taste in my mouth by ibk December 12, 2006

a bad taste in my mouth 

The feeling you get after working as a fluffer!
A man comes home from work (working as a male fluffer) in the porn industry.
Wife: How was your day today, dear?
Man: Don't even ask, I have a bad taste in my mouth!
a bad taste in my mouth by Mithrilo December 12, 2006

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026

Scrapnel 

(N) :
All pieces left over after an art project or home improvement.
"After we made the decorations for the party, there was 'scrapnel' all over the floor"
Scrapnel by IceSniper February 22, 2025
Word of the Day on August 2, 2026