foresmack

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noun

A foretaste; a taste or sampling of things to come.

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Meanings

nounforesmack (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralnonstandardrareA foretaste; a taste or sampling of things to come.

    I know well thou wast foretasting my praise, as I returned to our study with a lively foresmack of thy biscuit.

    1893, James Vila Blake, More than kin
    1 more example

    "I have a guardian's right, at least, thou wanton, to strip thee bare and flog thy back and butt till such foresmack of hell has chastened thee."

    1976, Poul Anderson, A midsummer tempest

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
foretaste

Origin

From fore- + smack (“taste”). Cognate with Dutch voorsmaak (“foretaste”), German Vorgeschmack (“foretaste”), Swedish försmak (“foretaste”).

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APA

foresmack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foresmack

MLA

“foresmack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foresmack. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foresmack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foresmack.

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