Goated
what it means
"Goated with the sauce" is the extended form. It's used far more loosely than GOAT itself, applying to a sandwich or a support character as easily as an athlete.
Being the greatest of all time at something — the adjective form of GOAT.
the origin story
Derived from the GOAT acronym; the adjectival form spread through gaming and sports Twitter around 2019-2020.
"Goated with the sauce" came from a specific Vine-era phrase and stuck as the standard embellishment. The looseness is the point — calling a mid-tier weapon goated is a joke about how devalued the compliment has become.
in the wild
That support pick carried the whole match.
Absolutely goated.
The chicken shop on the corner.
Goated with the sauce.
how to use it
- Praising something as the best in its category
- Gaming and sports banter
- Casual conversation
- In serious analysis, where it's imprecise
- Professionally
- So often it stops meaning anything
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