sauce
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
Alcohol, booze.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Maybe you should lay off the sauce.
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
Vitality; capability or talent.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “sauce” mean?
Alcohol, booze.
Is “sauce” formal or informal?
sauce is generally slang.