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(sæsi)
1. adjective
If an older person describes a younger person as sassy, they mean that they are disrespectful in a lively, confident way.
[US, informal]
Are you that sassy with your parents, young lady?
2. adjective
Sassy is used to describe things that are smart and stylish.
[US, informal]
...his sharp sassy style.
...colourful and sassy fashion accessories.

sassy in British English 1

(ˈsæsɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: -sier or -siest US informal
1. 
insolent, impertinent
2. 
smart, stylish
Derived forms
sassily (ˈsassily)
adverb
sassiness (ˈsassiness)
noun
Word origin
C19: variant of saucy

sassy in British English 2

(ˈsæsɪ), sasswood (ˈsæsˌwʊd) or sassywood (ˈsæsɪˌwʊd)
noun
1. 
a W African leguminous tree, Erythrophleum guineense, with poisonous bark (sassy bark) and hard strong wood
2. 
the bark or wood of this tree or the alkaloid derived from them, which is sometimes used in medicine
Word origin
C19: probably from a language of the Kwa family: compare Twi sese plane tree, Ewe sesewu a kind of timber tree

sassy in American English

(ˈsæsi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈsassier or ˈsassiest
Informal
impudent; saucy
Word origin
dial. var. of saucy

Examples of 'sassy' in a sentence
sassy

And mothers in a new sassy spotlight.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Suddenly a sassy young dancer barely out of her twenties spots him.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
She has become increasingly stylish and sassy.
The Sun (2006)
Stone goes to the top of the class with a brilliant performance as the smart and sassy student.
The Sun (2012)
This sassy new comedy-drama could go some way to filling it.
The Sun (2012)
 Smart, sassy and with dresses to die for!
The Sun (2008)
Surely we can come up with an alternative that is sassy, strong and not a health hazard.
The Sun (2007)
 Smart, sassy and funny, this has serious geek power.
The Sun (2011)
A night out is a chance to get to know each other and to cement your place as the smart, sassy one.
The Sun (2012)
But she turned out to be quite a manipulative, sassy young woman, who trampled on others to get ahead.
The Sun (2013)
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