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sauce

sauce

32 9.4
A confident, stylish way of behaving that makes someone stand out
  • noun
  • /sɔs/
  • Slang
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  • 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.