lost in the sauce
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
Out of it, lost, e.g. due to intoxication, aimlessness, or being bewildered or distracted.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Mất tập trung, bị lạc do say xỉn, vô định hoặc bị choáng váng
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Our talks over shots of Patrón is what I will miss most. You can't sit and have intellectual, intelligent conversations with some woman in our generation. They are still lost in the sauce and looking for purpose.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
Lost; lost in the shuffle; allowed to slip through the cracks.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “lost in the sauce” mean?
Out of it, lost, e.g. due to intoxication, aimlessness, or being bewildered or distracted.
Is “lost in the sauce” formal or informal?
lost in the sauce is generally slang.