weak sauceadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈwiːk sɔːs/, U.S.

/ˈwik ˌsɔs/,

/ˈwik ˌsɑs/

Forms: also as one word.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: weak adj., sauce n..

Etymology: < weak adj. + sauce n., probably with allusion to a sauce that lacks spice or flavour and is therefore regarded as uninteresting (compare weak adj. 12).

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).

A. adj.

That lacks power, substance, or credibility; pathetic, worthless; stupid.

ΚΠ

1989 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News 19 Aug. (Alameda County ed.) (Living section) 1/4 Not only is the attempt usually weak sauce when a grown-up tries to sound totally fresh, kids don't like to hear their own lingo coming out of the mouths of their elders anyway... ‘Weak sauce’ has stepped in for ‘lame’.

2015 @deanriehm 24 July in twitter.com (accessed 22 July 2019) If this is some weak sauce attempt at an apology then not accepted.

2019 Targeted News Service (Nexis) 7 Feb. This is just more of the same BS... They're intentionally trying to..derail real efforts to restore net neutrality by pushing weaksauce legislation that would undermine the open Internet while claiming to save it.

B. n.

Something lacking power, substance, or credibility; (also as a count noun) a worthless, stupid, or pathetic person or thing.

ΚΠ

1993 Los Angeles Times 27 Aug. c13/2 He taunts his opponent, jeering him throughout the match (‘Come on with that weak sauce! Come on!’).

2007 Nice Job, Morons in alt.sports.baseball.ny-yankees 25 Sept. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 12 July 2019) Way to blow 5-0, you fucking weaksauces.

2015 B. Loehfelm Doing Devil's Work xv. 156 I'm a suspect in the Gage murder? Fuck, no. I call bullshit... You take even half a step more with this weak sauce and I'm going to the union.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	weak sauce
释义	weak sauceadj.n. Brit. /ˈwiːk sɔːs/, U.S. /ˈwik ˌsɔs/, /ˈwik ˌsɑs/ Forms: also as one word. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: weak adj., sauce n.. Etymology: < weak adj. + sauce n., probably with allusion to a sauce that lacks spice or flavour and is therefore regarded as uninteresting (compare weak adj. 12). colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). A. adj. That lacks power, substance, or credibility; pathetic, worthless; stupid. ΚΠ 1989 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News 19 Aug. (Alameda County ed.) (Living section) 1/4 Not only is the attempt usually weak sauce when a grown-up tries to sound totally fresh, kids don't like to hear their own lingo coming out of the mouths of their elders anyway... ‘Weak sauce’ has stepped in for ‘lame’. 2015 @deanriehm 24 July in twitter.com (accessed 22 July 2019) If this is some weak sauce attempt at an apology then not accepted. 2019 Targeted News Service (Nexis) 7 Feb. This is just more of the same BS... They're intentionally trying to..derail real efforts to restore net neutrality by pushing weaksauce legislation that would undermine the open Internet while claiming to save it. B. n. Something lacking power, substance, or credibility; (also as a count noun) a worthless, stupid, or pathetic person or thing. ΚΠ 1993 Los Angeles Times 27 Aug. c13/2 He taunts his opponent, jeering him throughout the match (‘Come on with that weak sauce! Come on!’). 2007 Nice Job, Morons in alt.sports.baseball.ny-yankees 25 Sept. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 12 July 2019) Way to blow 5-0, you fucking weaksauces. 2015 B. Loehfelm Doing Devil's Work xv. 156 I'm a suspect in the Gage murder? Fuck, no. I call bullshit... You take even half a step more with this weak sauce and I'm going to the union. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1989
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