Colloquial Variant guide

-sauce

suffix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /-sɔːs/

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suffix

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme, slang

Examples

  • awesome + -sauce → awesomesauce
  • weak + -sauce → weaksauce
  • lame + -sauce → lamesauce

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from awesome sauce.