verb
Meaning 1
Eggcorn of whet someone's appetite
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed
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Phrase guide
wet someone's appetite
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History
Etymology
Due to the rarity of whet (“to sharpen a knife; (figurative) to stimulate”) and an association of wet (“to make wet”) with salivating.