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.

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awooga

Used to bring attention to something, especially the presence of a troll within a forum.

"...another troll escapes and lands in HPC town - AWOOGA AWOOGA!"

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