special sauce

noun

: secret sauce

… thinly sliced lamb served with tomato, onion and special sauce on warm pita bread …—

New Times

The special sauce is their software that enables the computers to tell whether a call has reached a live person or an answering device …—

Tiernan Ray

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Local content can also be the special sauce for a platform, and that’s the point for Netflix’s Lat Am content chief. —

Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024 Along with the chicken patties, McDonald's Chicken Big Mac has the same ingredients minus onions — special sauce, lettuce, cheese and pickles on a sesame seed bun — of the chain's classic Big Mac. —

Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024 Chick-fil-A is known for its signature fried or grilled chicken sandwiches with a pickle and special sauce, waffle fries, and a menu of salads, sides, and breakfast items. —

Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile my jumpsuit is now covered with La Vic’s special sauce and water. —

R29 Team, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for special sauce

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of special sauce was in 1848

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“Special sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20sauce. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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