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Meaning of special sauce | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A basic ingredient in McDonald's Big Mac hamburgers, a sort of Thousand Island dressing (now called Big Mac sauce by the company).
    uncountable, usually
  2. Burger sauce.
    uncountable, usually
  3. Synonym of secret sauce.
    figuratively, uncountable, usually

Examples

“two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun”
“one day you'll be eatin' a fast-food burger.... Ever wonder what makes special sauce so special?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

special school special service request special service requirement special session special situation special snowflake

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