Definition of sass
: impudent speech
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Examples of sass in a Sentence
an old-fashioned diner where getting sass from the waitstaff is part of the experience
Recent Examples of sass from the Web
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Fans hope for her peerless sass in the acceptance speech.
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The standouts are David Alan Grier and Loretta Devine, who perform with sass, zest and skill.
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The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s four-part season 9 reunion may have been one for the books, but if the social media sass from Kim Zolciak-Biermann is anything to go by, the upcoming season of the hit Bravo show will be even more drama-filled.
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A dog name Bud is playful and joyful, while a dog named Maybelle might have a little bit of sass in her wagging tail.
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Gable has a gift for writing conversational style, and the interactions between characters are filled with humor and sass.
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Portraying Shrek’s loyal sidekick, Jimmy Quick brings sass and personality to the stage as Donkey.
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As the unfiltered Averie — being filter-free is a trait that all the women share — Ms. Pugh puts an accent on the sass without overdoing it.
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Origin and Etymology of sass
alteration of 1sauce
sass
Definition of sass
transitive verb
: to talk impudently or disrespectfully to
Examples of sass in a Sentence
He got drunk and sassed a cop.
Recent Examples of sass from the Web
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Things like negging bosses, sassing bartenders, writing off-the-rails emotional emails to men who didn’t care about me—these used to be core parts of my personality.
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First Known Use of sass
1856
SASS Defined for English Language Learners
sass
Definition of sass for English Language Learners
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: to talk to (someone) in a rude way that does not show proper respect
SASS Defined for Kids
Definition of sass for Students
sassed
;sassing
: to speak to in a rude or disrespectful way
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