as in wise
displaying or marked by rude boldness
sassy kids shouting, "Out of our way, you old geezer!"
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Recent Examples of sassy
The film opens very promisingly though with a much more up to date takeoff on this year’s Best Picture Oscar winner, One Battle After Another in the form of Teyana Taylor sitting at a bar playing her sassy self, shouting Viva Le Revolution!
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 June 2026
That’s the best friend with sassy lines or whatever, but to be the lead and be the villain is the most delicious meal.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Brave, stubborn — and sassy Rylan, who has undergone many surgeries and procedures over the years, including close to 10 in the last two years, received a kidney transplant from his mom just last year.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
Ally Financial is getting cheeky with its latest ad campaign, and throwing shade at traditional banking with sassy signage seen in uptown Charlotte, one of the country’s biggest banking centers.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 June 2026
That’s the best friend with sassy lines or whatever, but to be the lead and be the villain is the most delicious meal.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Brave, stubborn — and sassy Rylan, who has undergone many surgeries and procedures over the years, including close to 10 in the last two years, received a kidney transplant from his mom just last year.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
Ally Financial is getting cheeky with its latest ad campaign, and throwing shade at traditional banking with sassy signage seen in uptown Charlotte, one of the country’s biggest banking centers.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sassy
Adjective
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Set a clear cap before booking so plans stay wise.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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Zacha would not be the only player who would be wise to keep.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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Below are five bold predictions about what the world of artificial intelligence will look like in the year 2030.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Pheromone perfume has flooded social media feeds with bold claims about boosting attraction, but the science behind these scented sprays is murkier than the marketing suggests.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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Serve these saucy wings a la carte or with sides of your choosing.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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Interested in the saucy findings?—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Vivid, brutal, cheeky, slightly magical, very performable is The Cremation of Sam McGee, like much of Robert Service’s writing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Serena addressed the news with a cheeky video on June 1.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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October 23 – November 21 Scorpio, fresh ideas want real-world tests.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
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Ecola Restaurant & Market The Oregon Coast is known for its seafood, especially fresh oysters, Dungeness crab, clams, and albacore tuna.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Adjective
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His theater group the Mechanicals is preparing a stage adaptation of a 1974 French-Canadian film called Once Upon a Time in the East, in which Jimmy will play a brassy singer named Carmen — a clear indication that commercial success is not one of its top priorities.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Pick Three Naomi Fry on great entertainment from brassy broads.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The two vivid soloists were tenor Anthony León as the cocky troubadour and baritone Eleomar Cuello as the cocky devil.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The first book follows Hannah Wells (Bright), a smart and independent music major, and Garrett Graham (Cameli), the cocky captain of the hockey team.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Mantello wasn’t being impudent.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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His first goal was pretty enough, an inch-perfect sidefoot just inside Donnarumma’s far post, but his second was a work of impudent art.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Sassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sassy. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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