Feifei Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I’m Feifei…
RobAnd I’m Rob.
Feifei Hey Rob, thanks for this ice cream – I love ice cream - but why are we eating it now?
Rob As a treat, Feifei! This is my homemade ice cream.
Feifei Yum. It tastes good.
Rob Tastes good, you say? Just ‘good’?
Feifei Well… it’s not bad.
Rob Not bad?! Honestly Feifei, there is no pleasing you sometimes. Is there something missing?
Feifei Rob – it’s awesomesauce!
Rob You want sauce on it? Why didn’t you say? What do you want – strawberry, chocolate, caramel?
Feifei No, I was actually being nice. Awesomesauce is an informal way to describe something that is extremely good or amazing. It was a compliment, Rob! Listen to these other examples of ‘awesomesauce’…
ExamplesMy wife is awesomesauce – she’s just served me breakfast in bed as it’s my birthday!
This peanut butter and banana milkshake is awesomesauce – can I have some more, please?
Hey! I got top grades in all my exams. Awesomesauce!
FeifeiYou’re listening to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we’re looking at the word awesomesauce, which is an informal way of describing that something is extremely good, amazing or incredible. And your homemade ice cream is amazing, Rob!
Rob Oh, thanks very much. I don’t know what to say.
Feifei You can also say ‘awesomesauce’. The word can also be used to say you are very very pleased with something.
Rob Ok then – awesomesauce! If it’s that good, I must try some too – with strawberry sauce on.
Feifei You must, Rob, it tastes great!
Rob Oh no – not awesomesauce.
Feifei What’s wrong?
Rob I didn’t put it back in the freezer – it’s melted!
Feifei You had better go and make some more. Bye.
Rob Bye bye!