"magic sauce" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-magic sauce.wav Forms: magic sauces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} magic sauce (countable and uncountable, plural magic sauces)
  1. (informal) A method, strategy, or ingredient that makes something successful or distinctive. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Synonyms: secret sauce, special sauce
    Sense id: en-magic_sauce-en-noun-wzEPjGyo
  2. (slang, sex) Ejaculate, cum. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-magic_sauce-en-noun-r548bE5~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Topics: lifestyle, sex, sexuality

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