sawmillgravy
nounUK /ˈsɔːmɪlˌɡreɪvi/
US /ˈsɔːmɪlˌɡreɪvi/
A thick, creamy sauce made from the juices and bits of meat left in a pan after cooking.
Grandma poured sawmillgravy over the warm biscuits for breakfast.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A slang term for a messy, sticky situation.
After the paint spill, the kitchen was pure sawmillgravy.
3. A humorous name for thick mud found near a lumber mill.
The kids tracked sawmillgravy into the house after playing by the old mill.
4. A regional nickname for a hearty sauce served at logging camps.
The cook ladled sawmillgravy onto plates for the tired loggers.