This evening the thought, “who first said they were lost in the sauce?” Passed through my head. Googled “lost in the sauce etymology” and much of the Internet claims that Gucci Mane coined the phrase in 2013. The band Ween has a beautiful song released in 1997 featuring the lyrics “Lost in the sauce once again.” This predates Gucci Mane’s usage by 16 years and is surely not the first time the phrase has been used. The misinformation and misattribution is very mildly infuriating.

Please post the earliest usage of lost in the sauce you can find so we can right this wrong.

  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 hours ago

    He may not have coined the term, but Gucci’s full quote is an all-timer

    If a man does not have sauce, then he is lost. But the same man can get lost in the sauce.

    While I don’t think he’s a good rapper in the technical sense, there’s something I absolutely love about Gucci. I play his East Atlanta Santa Christmas songs this time of the year, every year.