SocialIs “sauce” something to worry about? More Social terms
sauce
Risk flagSlang for 'source' — a request for where an image, clip, or meme came from. Usually harmless, but also used to ask for the source of explicit content.
How kids use it
Used in Reddit comments, Discord, and 4chan-adjacent spaces; shorthand for 'what's the sauce/source?'
"sauce" can be a signal worth watching in context — see the definition above for what it points to.
- Use it slightly wrong at dinner. You’ll get an eye-roll and a free vocabulary lesson.
- If you’re seeing it alongside apps you don’t recognize, run the 30-second check Is it safe? checker →