Definition of "acquired taste" []

• One that is unpleasant on immediate experience or is likeable only after being experienced repeatedly. (noun)

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• "That was fair enough on Clinton's part, because killing was as much an acquired taste as duelling, and there was only one way a successful duellist could reassure himself that he was still on the top line."