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poor man's sauce

poor man's sauce noun: hunger.

Noun

poor man's sauce (uncountable)

  1. Hunger.

Origin of poor man's sauce

Because, like sauce, it makes food taste better (even subpar food).

Questions about poor man's sauce

What does poor man's sauce mean?
Poor man's sauce means hunger.
What part of speech is poor man's sauce?
Poor man's sauce is a noun.

Words near poor man's sauce in the dictionary

  1. poor man's mustard
  2. poor man's orchid
  3. poor man's pepper
  4. poor man's pizza
  5. poor man's racehorse
  6. poor man's sauce
  7. poor man's shilling
  8. poor man's soap
  9. poor man's steak
  10. poor man's Tiffany
  11. poor man's umbrella

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