Sweet Sixteen

Sweet sixteen (birthday)

A sweet sixteen is a coming-of-age party celebrating one's 16th birthday, mainly celebrated in the United States and Canada. While they are not a legal adult, typically, when they turn 16 is when many people learn to drive, get jobs, and assume other adult responsibilities. For many, the 16th birthday celebrates adulthood and marks the end of a childhood. As the name suggests, the celebration takes place on a sixteenth birthday and is celebrated among girls and boys, though it is typically more common with girls. In the past, sweet sixteens tended to be formal, whereas they tend to be more informal today.

Sweet Sixteen (1928 film)

Sweet Sixteen is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Scott Pembroke and starring Helen Foster, Gertrude Olmstead and Gladden James. It was distributed by the independent Rayart Pictures, the forerunner of Monogram Pictures.

Sweet Sixteen (1982 film)

Sweet Sixteen is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Jim Sotos and starring Bo Hopkins, Susan Strasberg, Aleisa Shirley, Patrick Macnee, Don Stroud, and Dana Kimmell. The film follows a teenage girl who moves to a small Texas town, after which a series of brutal murders plague the young men there. Don Shanks, Steve Antin, Sharon Farrell, and Michael Pataki appear in supporting roles.

Sweetness

Sweetness is a basic taste most commonly perceived when eating foods rich in sugar. Sweet tastes are generally regarded as pleasurable. In addition to sugars like sucrose, many other chemical compounds are sweet, including aldehydes, ketones, and sugar alcohols. Some are sweet at very low concentrations, allowing their use as non-caloric sugar substitutes. Such non-sugar sweeteners include saccharin, aspartame, sucralose and stevia. Other compounds, such as miraculin, may alter perception of sweetness itself.

Sweet Sixteen

Proper noun

1. The sixteen teams participating in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Division I tournament, one of whom will become the national champion.
2. The round of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament where all but 16 teams have been eliminated.