weak sauce
noun
Definition of weak sauce
US slang
: something inferior, ineffective, or unimpressive : something weak When it comes to employer-based coverage, the plan wouldn't do much … Honestly, this is weak sauce, and doesn't do much to alter the biggest, and one of the most dysfunctional, parts of the U.S. health care system. — Pascal Emmanuel Gobry … the laws they're looking at are pretty weak sauce, and their chances of passing are slim. — Matt Baume
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First Known Use of weak sauce
1992
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