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[ sas ] / sæs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sass ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Chiefly New England, Midland, and Southern U.S.stewed fruit; fruit sauce. fresh vegetables. Origin of sass1First recorded in 1765–75; variant of sauce Words nearby sassSaskatchewan, Saskatchewanian, Saskatchewan Party, saskatoon, Sasquatch, sass, sassaby, sassafras, sassafras oil, sassafras tea, Sassanid Definition for sass (2 of 2)[ sas ] / sæs /
nounimpudent or disrespectful back talk: Both parents refuse to take any sass from their kids. verb (used with object)to answer back in an impudent manner: Don't sass your mother. Origin of sass21855–60, Americanism; back formation from sassy1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sassZach Galifianakis invited the president to chat on his Internet talk show “Between Two Ferns,” and boy, did Obama sass Zach back. Obama ‘Between Two Ferns,’ Kevin Bacon, Baby Tigers and More Viral Videos|Ariana Dickey|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Cleanses can also serve as a fresh start and a transition into a long-term, health way of eating, says Sass. Is Your Juice Cleanse Doing More Harm Than Good?|DailyBurn|February 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST A delightful balance of sentiment and sass hit all the right notes with the audience. Women Who Rule the Stage: Theater Goddesses Honored at Second Annual Lilly Awards|Lizzie Crocker|June 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST Kosove concurred that she had “that combination of sass and fortitude that is very much like the real Leigh Anne.” Sandra's $200 Million Year|Kim Masters|December 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Think the sass of Tyra Banks, combined with the grit of Miss Jane Pittman. Hail to the First Granny|Mo Rocca|January 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST “No matter what you think or whether you air in the rights on't, or not, a little gal mustn't ever sass her elders,” said Grandma. The Adventures of Ann|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman I'm going to York to sell my sass, and to-morrow I will take you half-way home.' The Big Nightcap Letters|Frances Elizabeth Barrow I 've killed eighty bear in these mountains, and I won't take no sass from you. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories|Florence Finch Kelly She never took any "sass" from her mistress; in this respect she was quite up to date among American "help." An Anarchist Woman|Hutchins Hapgood I tell you that young chap sets store by that little girl of yours, though she does sass him a heap. That Girl Montana|Marah Ellis Ryan
British Dictionary definitions for sass/ (sæs) US and Canadian informal /
nouninsolent or impudent talk or behaviour verb (intr)to talk or answer back in such a way Word Origin for sassC20: back formation from sassy 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sasscheek, retort, guff, mouth, answer, lip, sauce, mouth off, answer back |