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sauced

American  
[sawst] / sɔst /

adjective

Slang.
  1. intoxicated; drunk.


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Etymology

Origin of sauced

Probably blend of soused and sauce (in sense “liquor”)

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Ferrell said later that he was glad to be in the back row because it meant nobody behind him got sauced.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

I’m also a fan of intentionally included frico, like small crisps interspersed throughout a delicately sauced pasta or a green salad that has crunchy bits of frico all throughout for texture, color and flavor.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2025

The capers themselves are fried to create a crisp garnish for the sauced asparagus.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Mile 11 of Interstate 55, in Memphis, was sauced up.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022

They roasted apples in the fire, but ate the pasty cold, and hunger sauced it better than the finest cook could have done.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

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