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sass

1

[ sas ]

noun

Chiefly New England, Midland, and Southern U.S.
  1. stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
  2. fresh vegetables.


sass

2

[ sas ]

noun

  1. impudent or disrespectful back talk:

    Both parents refuse to take any sass from their kids.

verb (used with object)

  1. to answer back in an impudent manner:

    Don't sass your mother.

sass

/ ²õæ²õ /

noun

  1. insolent or impudent talk or behaviour
“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

verb

  1. to talk or answer back in such a way
“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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sass1

First recorded in 1765–75; variant of sauce

Origin of sass2

1855–60, Americanism; back formation from sassy 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sass1

C20: back formation from sassy 1
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Example Sentences

He said Alice loved to perform and that the stage would provide a "space where children are going to show off their flair, their sass – and Alice had sass in bucketloads".

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Before that reveal, she’s playing a young adult with sass and a great sense of humor.

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In conclusion, she says with more than a hint of sass, “For all the cranky, musty, dusty adults out there who think little kids shouldn’t be using skin care ... get it together!â€

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By the 1950s, she was as famous for her sex appeal as she was for her sass, on Broadway, television and touring nationally as a singer on the nightclub circuit.

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He can’t do that with his own brother, but with Skip, he can sass him back.

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