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awesome sauce en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From awesome + sauce. Usage of the term might be after earlier weaksauce.

Meanings

1. (Canada, Internet, US, dated) Awesome; excellent.
   • you guys are awesomesauce. 2001 September 22, carmelita cortez, “Shadowy men in a taco bell ad!”, in alt.tv.kids-in-hall (Usenet):
   • April: Hey, I love you. Andy: Dude, shut up! That is awesome sauce! 2011 March 17, Daniel J. Goor, “Harvest Festival”, in Parks and Recreation, season 3, episode 7, via NBC:

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Antonyms

fail · pitiful · weaksauce

Synonyms

awesome

awesome sauce en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From awesome + sauce. Usage of the term might be after earlier weaksauce.

Meanings

1. (Canada, Internet, US, dated, uncountable, usually) The essence of awesomeness; excellence.
   • He was, as my BFF Kayla would say, "a hottie covered with awesome sauce. 2010, P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, Burned, page 39:
   • So I am quite proud of us, I think it was a great show, every band was pure concentrated awesome sauce! 2009 March 11, Odd Austin, “Odd News for Odd People- An Odd Austin Update 3/11/09”, in rec.music.dementia (Usenet):
2. (Canada, Internet, US, dated, uncountable, usually) Something which is awesome, cool or spectacular.
   • Jeff this is serious awesome sauce. You get my vote if you can make this happen. 2008 July 7, Justin Bozonier, “Building Together”, in Seattle area Alt.Net (Google Groups):
   • The idea is solid awesome sauce, I just don't see it as a feasible undertaking for this project at this point in time. 2009 May 7, pcm1...@gmail.com, “Threading, background loading”, in openmw (Google Groups):
3. (qualifier:aesthetic, uncountable, usually) A vibrant, chaotic, and heavily meme-driven aesthetic from the late 2000s to early 2010s; characterized by surreal, random, and ironic humor; often pairs MS Paint-style graphics and 80s airbrush motifs with neon colors, space galaxies, cats, or junk food.
4. (uncountable, usually) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see awesome, sauce.
   • The combination of spices and seasonings creates an awesome sauce or marinade for chicken, seafood, and beef. 2005, Cary Neff, Conscious Cuisine, page 242:

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