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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The literal and figurative shade was met with some sass by our fiery sun, @NASASun.
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To complete the look the Spider-Man Homecoming star rocked ample amounts of sass per usual and simple nude strappey heels.
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The songstress wasn't the only one to slither into our feeds this week in something reptilian: Valentina of RuPaul's Drag Race gave some sass in a faux serpentine body-hugging dress.
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The two seem to click this time, bodies full of sass and attitude.
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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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Large’s current show with her band Le Bonheur includes touches of jazz, cabaret, pop and rock delivered, as usual, with great sass and theatricality.
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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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Origin and Etymology of sass
sass Synonyms
Synonyms
backchat, cheek, impertinence, impudence, insolence, mouth, back talk, sauceRelated Words
comeback, rejoinder, retort, riposte, wisecrack; cuteness, discourtesy, disrespect, guff, impoliteness, nonsense, rudeness, tactlessness; audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brazenness; coarseness, crassness, crudity, vulgarity; abruptness, bluffness, bluntness, brusqueness, crossness, curtness, gruffness, surlinessNear Antonyms
civility, cordiality, courtesy, diplomacy, politeness, tactfulness; consideration, gallantry, gentility, graciousness, smoothness, suaveness, suavity; deference, respect; affabilityDefinition 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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Lewis also sassed and snarled at critics and interviewers who displeased him.
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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
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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
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