awesome-sauce

Beyond merely great

Awesome-sauce is slang for something excellent or impressive, used as both an exclamation and a modifier.

It amplifies awesome with playful exaggeration: That concert was awesome-sauce.

The word belongs to casual, often ironic speech—adults using it may be deliberately channeling youthful enthusiasm or gentle self-mockery.

slang

cool

Calm or fashionable

epic · rad · sick · dope · lit · fire · stellar · brilliant · wicked · gnarly

emphasis

incredible

Defying easy belief

spectacular · mind-blowing · jaw-dropping · outstanding · remarkable · sensational · stupendous · tremendous · magnificent · breathtaking

internet

meme

Shared online humor

  • viralSpreading quickly online
  • hashtagLabeled link for posts
  • trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention

reaction · comment · post · emoji · GIF · LOL · gaming · streamer · YouTuber · influencer

playful

silly

Frivolous or absurd

  • goofyAmusingly foolish or absurd
  • whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
  • quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual

fun · lighthearted · dorky · campy · cheesy · corny · zany · kooky · tongue-in-cheek · sarcastic

Opposites
quality/evaluation

awesome-saucefail

Be unsuccessful

epic fail · craptastic · garbage · trash · terrible

intensity of praise

awesome-saucemeh

Indifference, vocalized

whatever · so-so · fine · nothing special · underwhelming

Family

sauce, awesome, awesomeness, awesomely

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G