foresmack

English

Etymology

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

Noun

foresmack (plural not attested)

1. (rare, nonstandard) A foretaste; a taste or sampling of things to come.
   • 1893, James Vila Blake, More than kin:

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

   • 1976, Poul Anderson, A midsummer tempest:

     "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."