English Explanatory Dictionary

secret sauce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sauce used in cooking or as a condiment, the ingredients of which are kept secret.
  2. Synonym of special sauce.
  3. burger sauce
  4. A secret idea or plan; a crucial element of something that makes it unique or functional.
  5. Clandestine alcohol (alcoholic beverage), especially as a secret ingredient in a recipe or in a hip flask for surreptitious tippling.

Word forms

secret sauce secret sauces

Synonyms

special sauce magic sauce secret recipe

Related words

sauced
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