Standard Lemma guide

weaksauce

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwiːksɔːs/
  • General-American: /ˈwikˌsɔs/
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /-ˌsɑs/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Lacking in interest or substance; boring, disappointing, lackluster.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, informal, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: banal, basic, beat, blah, commonplace, bland, boring, cold, colourless, corny, drab, stuffy, dreich, drowsy, dull, dull as dishwater, flat, heavy going, ho-hum, humdrum, insipid, lackluster, lame, languid, lifeless, longsome, monotonous, mundane, no fun at parties, plain, plodding, prosaic, prosy, pedantic, pedestrian, static, straightforward, snoozeworthy, soporific, tedious, uncool, wan, weaksauce, wooden, uninteresting, stodgy, vapid, vanilla

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone or something that is lacking in interest or substance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lacklustre

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The quality or state of lacking in interest or substance; boringness, disappointment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of weak tea (“weak or feeble arguments, efforts, or proposals”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: weak tea

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

PIE word *sḗh2l From weak (adjective) + sauce (noun), referring to a sauce that lacks flavour. By surface analysis, weak + -sauce (suffix used to add emphasis to adjectives).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: slappe hap — someone or something that is lacking in interest or substance
  • Finnish: lattea — someone or something that is lacking in interest or substance