Slang word of the day: call up to the majors

Today's slang word of the day is call up to the majors. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

call up to the majors

verb

• to offer a promotion in a job or position in life.

  A dinner party at the manor house? I've just been called up to the majors, baby.
  
  -- "Open up Your Yenta Mouth and Say Ah", Royal Pains (TV, 2010), Season 2 Episode 12

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Slang word of the day: secret sauce

Today's slang word of the day is secret sauce. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

secret sauce

noun

• the essential (but perhaps largely unknown) ingredient required for success.

  That's when I would launch into my "secret sauce" speech. I would say that we use a secret weapon to create a product people got addicted to.
  
  -- "Gawker figures out secret sauce of media", MarketWatch, Larry Kramer, Nov 16 2010

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