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sauce

sauce

32 9.4
A confident, stylish way of behaving that makes someone stand out
  • noun
  • /sɔs/
  • Slang
: estilo
  • weak sauce
  • got sauce

Examples

  • That was like this secret sauce little just perfect bit of advice.

  • Baby girl, I got all the sauce you can dream of.

  • What is their secret sauce that they have that you don't yet have?

  • That is the secret sauce in this new world and how to harness it.

  • David started off a little weak, but he's got the sauce all right.

  • At Stanford, we create our own intellectual secret sauce, combining tradition and reinvention.

  • Well, that's, I mean, I think that's the, the, the secret sauce of happiness.

  • His confidence and charm give him a lot of sauce at parties.

  • She walked into the room with a new sauce that made everyone turn their heads.

  • To succeed in this industry, you need to bring some real sauce to your presentations.

Antonyms

25 4.5

A feeling of embarrassment or discomfort in social situations

21 2.8

Feeling nervous and uncomfortable around other people

Idioms

A fair chance to take part or succeed

To ask for everyone to have an equal chance

An equal chance to be treated the same as others

8.4

To put a lot of sauce on food or to use too much of something

9.7

Something that looks good but has little real value

Compounds

34 1.0

A spicy sauce made from chili peppers that people add to food for heat

29 1.0

A dark salty liquid used to add flavor to food

20 1.0

A sauce made from cooked tomatoes and herbs for pasta and other dishes

A sweet red sauce made from cranberries to eat with roast meat like turkey

A spicy, sweet and tangy sauce used on grilled or smoked meat

7 1.3

A cold mayonnaise sauce with chopped pickles often served with fried fish

A sweet sauce made from chocolate and sugar to pour over desserts

A sauce usually made from tomatoes and herbs to serve with pasta

6 1.7

A white sauce made from cream used to add flavor to dishes like pasta or chicken

5 2.5

A strong savory topping for steak and other meats

4 2.0

A spicy red sauce made from ketchup, horseradish, and lemon juice, served with seafood

4 1.0

A creamy dip or topping flavored mainly with garlic

3 1.0

A creamy sauce made from melted cheese to pour over foods like pasta or vegetables

3 2.2

A thick sweet and sour sauce served with Chinese food

3 1.0

A sweet, smooth food made by cooking and mashing apples, often with sugar and spices

A sauce made with mushrooms to add flavor to foods like meat or pasta

3 1.0

A spicy, often creamy liquid people make with Indian spices for meat, rice, or vegetables

3 1.0

A food put on pasta to add flavor, often made from tomatoes, cream or oil

A dark, tangy sauce made from vinegar and spices used to add savory flavor to food

2 2.8

A sauce with a lot of black pepper served with meat like steak

2 1.7

A sauce made from milk thickened with butter and flour

A sauce made from mustard mixed with vinegar and oil

2 1.6

A sweet, tangy sauce made from plums used as a dip with Chinese dishes

2 3.4

A savory liquid made with wine and broth to serve with fish or meat

1 1.0

A spicy sauce made from peppers, tomatoes, and vinegar to add heat to food

1 1.0

A thick chocolate sauce served hot over desserts like ice cream

1 3.9

A thick sweet Chinese sauce used to add flavor to meat and stir-fry

A hot sauce that uses aged red peppers and vinegar

1 1.0

A sauce made from mint, vinegar and sugar that is served with lamb

A creamy white sauce with a sharp taste from grated horseradish root, often served with meat or fish

1 1.2

Thick hot chocolate that you pour over ice cream

A white sauce you make by cooking milk with butter and flour until thick

A salty, savory sauce made by mixing mashed anchovies into a cream sauce

1 7.2

A rich cheese sauce made with butter, flour, milk, and grated cheese

A cold creamy sauce made from mayonnaise, herbs, and mustard for seafood or salads

1 1.0

A spicy tomato sauce used on tacos

A rich Italian topping for pasta made with ground beef, tomatoes, and vegetables

3.7

A creamy white sauce made from bread and flavored with cloves and onion, served with chicken or turkey

A sauce made with red wine, onions, herbs and butter, often served with beef

A rich sauce made from red wine, onions, herbs, and butter to serve with meat

A brown sauce made from fried onions, wine or vinegar, and parsley, served with meat

A dark savory sauce made from soy sauce used in Chinese and other Asian cooking

A savory dark sauce made from beef stock thickened with butter and flour and served with roast meat

A rich creamy sauce made with capers for fish or vegetables

A dark, salty sauce made with soy sauce and broth and used on Chinese dishes

allemande sauce
  • Specialized
8.8

A rich white sauce made from stock, thickened with egg yolks and cream and flavored with lemon juice

A sweet sauce made from apricots used with meat or desserts

A liquid or paste used in Korean cooking that often contains soy, garlic, and chili

A brown sauce made with fried onions, parsley, and white wine, served with meat or vegetables

mogul sauce
  • Archaic
9.9

A dark spiced sauce used with meat, like Worcestershire sauce

A brown sauce made from mushrooms and red wine served with meat

6.3

A sweet creamy mix of butter and sugar often flavored with brandy and served with warm pudding

A rich, filling pasta sauce made with a lot of meat, tomatoes and herbs

A smooth sauce made from light broth, butter, fried onion, paprika, and cream, served with meat or vegetables

A brown French sauce with mushrooms, tomato and white wine served with meat

9.5

A rich creamy sauce made from lobster butter, cream, and egg yolks, flavored with sherry and served with seafood

A creamy sauce of fried onion, paprika and cream

A sweet sauce made from peaches used to add flavor to food

A creamy white mixture with horseradish and mustard served with meat

A rich brown sauce with mushrooms, onions, tomato, and white wine for meat

sauce Espagnole
  • Specialized
8.6

A dark brown French mixture for meat made from browned vegetables, beef stock and tomatoes

7.2

A creamy sauce of mayonnaise and cream with chopped green pepper and onion, flavored with chili, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon

A cold green sauce made with herbs and mayonnaise for fish or chicken

A cold dressing of oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic

A leafy herb with a mild garlic smell used in salads or cooking

2.5

A tangy sauce to eat with seafood like shrimp and oysters

A white creamy sauce that uses cream and butter made from shrimp, served with seafood

A sauce that tastes hot from spices for dipping food like chicken or dumplings

A creamy sauce of cooked onions mixed with a smooth white sauce and cream

A dark, strong sauce made from vinegar and spices to add flavour to food

How Stylish

panache
11 8.1
charisma
58 5.1
sauce
  • Slang
32 9.4
swagger
38 6.5
style
∞ 3.4

Surface Forms

sauce singular
sauces plural

Etymology

Sauce in slang for style or confidence can be remembered the same way you think of sauce on food: it adds flavour and makes things stand out. So someone's sauce is their special style or confident way of doing things that makes them noticeable.