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单词 weak sauce
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Definition of weak sauce in English:

weak sauce

nounˈwiːksɔːsˈwikˌsɔs
mass nounUS informal
  • Something that is of a poor or disappointing standard or quality.

    the rest of your argument is weak sauce
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Four Tops lead singer sang with such unbridled passion, this is really weak sauce by comparison.
    • For a man that knows how to craft a hooky chorus, this is some pretty weak sauce.
    • His highlight vids were weak sauce, at best.
    • When some weak sauce is served, your readership who came for the good stuff is let down and lets it be known.
    • His scorn for all this weak sauce is sharply evident.
    • Before you start mouthing off next time, be prepared to back it up beyond the weak sauce you're using here.
    • I am a huge fan, but the record just sounded weak sauce by comparison.
    • As for myself, my tolerance for weak sauce is currently at a minimum, so I'll pass for now.
    • Assuming your document is true (a big assumption), it is weak sauce.
    • The fact that the team and their fans are whining about a college football strategy is weak sauce.
    • Weak sauce from him, expect a marketing blitz to whitewash over it.
adjectiveˈwiːksɔːsˈwikˌsɔs
US informal
  • Of a poor or disappointing standard or quality.

    don't buy this weak-sauce car even with the price cut
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the past 5 years we have heard way too much of this and it is creating a nation of weak sauce lawyer-calling idiots.
    • Service: definitely pretty weak sauce here.
    • His weak-sauce explanation does nothing to contradict his initial claim.
    • These YouTube people are making weak sauce videos and want to get paid.
    • The news channel had the story, albeit with a few inaccuracies and weak sauce arguments, but still.
    • But once the Opposition's weak-sauce amendments were added to the Bill, they folded like a camping chair.
    • And frankly, that's a fairly weak-sauce excuse.
    • You knew what you were doing with that weak sauce cheap shot.
    • Pretty sad when you write weak sauce comments and then reply to yourself.
    • I think Americans are clear that they find these options weak-sauce.
    Synonyms
    substandard, below standard, below par, bad, deficient, defective, faulty, imperfect, inferior, mediocre

Origin

1980s: humorous alteration of weak.

Definition of weak sauce in US English:

weak sauce

nounˈwēkˌsôsˈwikˌsɔs
US informal
  • Something that is of a poor or disappointing standard or quality.

    the rest of your argument is weak sauce
    their handling of those bunts was some weak sauce
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Assuming your document is true (a big assumption), it is weak sauce.
    • For a man that knows how to craft a hooky chorus, this is some pretty weak sauce.
    • The Four Tops lead singer sang with such unbridled passion, this is really weak sauce by comparison.
    • His highlight vids were weak sauce, at best.
    • When some weak sauce is served, your readership who came for the good stuff is let down and lets it be known.
    • His scorn for all this weak sauce is sharply evident.
    • Before you start mouthing off next time, be prepared to back it up beyond the weak sauce you're using here.
    • The fact that the team and their fans are whining about a college football strategy is weak sauce.
    • I am a huge fan, but the record just sounded weak sauce by comparison.
    • Weak sauce from him, expect a marketing blitz to whitewash over it.
    • As for myself, my tolerance for weak sauce is currently at a minimum, so I'll pass for now.
adjectiveˈwēkˌsôsˈwikˌsɔs
US informal
  • Of a poor or disappointing standard or quality.

    don't buy this weak-sauce car even with the price cut
    the weak-sauce pitching staff
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You knew what you were doing with that weak sauce cheap shot.
    • I think Americans are clear that they find these options weak-sauce.
    • These YouTube people are making weak sauce videos and want to get paid.
    • In the past 5 years we have heard way too much of this and it is creating a nation of weak sauce lawyer-calling idiots.
    • His weak-sauce explanation does nothing to contradict his initial claim.
    • And frankly, that's a fairly weak-sauce excuse.
    • Pretty sad when you write weak sauce comments and then reply to yourself.
    • But once the Opposition's weak-sauce amendments were added to the Bill, they folded like a camping chair.
    • Service: definitely pretty weak sauce here.
    • The news channel had the story, albeit with a few inaccuracies and weak sauce arguments, but still.
    Synonyms
    substandard, below standard, below par, bad, deficient, defective, faulty, imperfect, inferior, mediocre

Origin

1980s: humorous alteration of weak.

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