-sauce

/-ˌsɔːs/

suffix

Used to add emphasis to adjectives, especially those that relate to cool- or uncoolness.

“weak + -sauce → weaksauce”

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Meanings

suffix
  1. slangUsed to add emphasis to adjectives, especially those that relate to cool- or uncoolness.

    weak + -sauce → weaksauce

    2 more examples

    awesome + -sauce → awesomesauce

    lame + -sauce → lamesauce

Origin

Probably a back-formation from awesome sauce.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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