as in disrespect
disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request
an old-fashioned diner where getting sass from the waitstaff is part of the experience
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Recent Examples of sass
Julia Montgomery brought her sass to playing Stephanie Tanner on Full House.
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Mya Hooten, Minnesota: A three-time Big Ten champion on floor exercise, Hooten is a powerhouse who brings sass to her fun choreography and knows how to nail a landing.
—Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
And at the American Express stage, the classy, Stagecoach sass of cowboy boots and hats swaying to American superstar Chris Stapleton.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Oct. 2024
Ernie slowly made his way up the stairs with a little sass in his walk, still ensuring his stick hit every support of the railing.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Mya Hooten, Minnesota: A three-time Big Ten champion on floor exercise, Hooten is a powerhouse who brings sass to her fun choreography and knows how to nail a landing.
—Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
And at the American Express stage, the classy, Stagecoach sass of cowboy boots and hats swaying to American superstar Chris Stapleton.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Oct. 2024
Ernie slowly made his way up the stairs with a little sass in his walk, still ensuring his stick hit every support of the railing.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sass
Noun
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Recognizing when jokes mask disrespect is not about becoming overly cautious or humorless, but about ensuring that laughter contributes to connection, rather than corrosion.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Our child's protest isn't a sign of disrespect or defiance.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But it’s got impudence and élan, and a feeling for life on the margins of English society.—
Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Such calls for regulatory actions against short sellers are all based on the assumption that short selling is nefarious — that daring to take a negative view of a company’s stock is tantamount to market manipulation, especially if the short sellers have the impudence to publicize their viewpoint.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2023
Noun
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As to the kids’ responses, the more genial Olmo is not above whining, while parental demands usually provoke flat-out insolence from Ana, who breathes cigarette smoke like dragon fire.—
Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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Here Are All The Companies Cutting DEI Programs For old school ‘proper football men’ seeing such insolence on the field is simply unacceptable and when he was asked about the incident on talkSPORT ex-Liverpool striker Dean Saunders didn’t hold back.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But research shows that confrontation and rudeness are NOT actually what makes these styles of leadership work.—
London Business School,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Responding to rudeness with equal aggression often escalates the situation.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The single artwork follows the theme of the track, which sees Kesha being choked by someone who holds a cigarette to her mouth, while another arm holds up a silver telephone to her ear.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
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Next up could be the Hyatt Regency at the Brickell bridge along the mouth of the Miami River.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Look at what tribal has become: In recent years, Probst encourages paranoia and back talk, frantic whisper sessions and utter confusion.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 May 2024
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Don't have any back talk or anything like that.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
26 July 2022
Noun
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The Sichuan peppercorn sauce will be concocted at home from a mix of Lao Gan Ma chili crisp ($14) and a citric Olokoi sauce from Palau ($13), previously unknown to me, plus my own cumin.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
18 May 2025
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Hot Ones host Sean Evans attracts millions of viewers for his A-list celebrity sit-down interviews while taste-testing hot wings that increase in spice, and just as the sauce gets hotter, so do the questions asked.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Large but docile eastern indigo snakes rule the forest floor, though their rosy cheeks and lustrous bodies are rarely seen.—
Elise Bennett,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2025
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Markle took to Instagram on Saturday, May 10, to share several photos and videos of their time at the concert, including Harry wearing a wide brimmed hat and a video of Harry giving Markle a kiss on the cheek.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2025
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“Sass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sass. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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