HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of weaksauce | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈwiːksɔːs/

Definitions

  1. Someone or something that is lacking in interest or substance.
    countable, informal
  2. The quality or state of lacking in interest or substance; boringness, disappointment.
    countable, informal, uncountable
  3. Synonym of weak tea (“weak or feeble arguments, efforts, or proposals”).
    countable, informal, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi lattea
Nederlands slappe hap

Examples

“Had a run-in on the bus with some weak sauces.”
“[…] New England Asters. Not the pale domesticates of the perennial border, the weak sauce of lavender or sky blue, but full-on royal purple that would make a violet shrink.”
“But when I turned pro, I knew I needed a really badass name, 'cuz it intimidates n00bs, who will disconnect just when they see me show up. And I'm like, "Bye—take that weaksauce home."”

CEFR level

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

See also

Learn this word in context

See weaksauce used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course