Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weaksauce

/ˈwikˌsɔs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: weak-sauce
IPA: /ˈwikˌsɔs/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking in interest or substance; boring, disappointing, lackluster.

Informal

noun

Someone or something that is lacking in interest or substance.

Countable; Informal

noun

The quality or state of lacking in interest or substance; boringness, disappointment.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of weak tea (“weak or feeble arguments, efforts, or proposals”).

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some California students provided us with a taste of slang words that are now catching on, although, thanks to MTV, you have already heard some of them. […] Good events or things are "dope." Bad events are "weak sauce." "Right on" is "that's sweet." "That's awesome" is "that's the bomb.""
"Blazing at a very healthy 30 frames per second with NO clipping, NO slowdown, and NO loss of graphic quality, this one made Eggo run to the nearest restroom after his ‘weak sauce’ stomach gave out."
"Getting your butt thrashed by those curvaceous powdery paths? Or are ya getting tired of that weaksauce boarder of yours? Here are some codes that should do the trick: […]"
"[T]he news bunny ran up to him, saying, "Officer, did you have trouble catching up with Batman? Was it an exciting chase?" The surfer cop struck a semi-heroic pose for the camera and said, "Weak sauce." Then he quickly walked Batman to the black-and-white, where he was put into the backseat."
"She gave Julius a punch to his arm and headed back toward the fair, leaving Julius and me in yet another showdown, super-stick versus weaksauce-sword."
"The quality, I'm sad to say, is sometimes weak-sauce."

Etymology

PIE word *sḗh₂l From weak (adjective) + sauce (noun), referring to a sauce that lacks flavour. By surface analysis, weak + -sauce (suffix used to add emphasis to adjectives).

Word Breakdown

Root: *weyk-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwikˌsɔs/
British English: /ˈwiːksɔːs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

weak sauce (alternative) weaksauces (plural)

Phrases

weak point

Frequently Paired Words

weak point

Synonyms

banal basic mindless beat blah commonplace bland boring cold colourless corny drab

Questions

How do you pronounce weaksauce?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwikˌsɔs/.
What does weaksauce mean?: Lacking in interest or substance; boring, disappointing, lackluster.
Where does weaksauce come from?: PIE word *sḗh₂l From weak (adjective) + sauce (noun), referring to a sauce that lacks flavour. By surface analysis, weak + -sauce (suffix used to add emphasis to adjectives).

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