sass
pronunciation
How to pronounce sass in British English:
UK [sæs]
How to pronounce sass in American English:
US [sæs]
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- Noun:
- an impudent or insolent rejoinder
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- Verb:
- answer back in an impudent or insolent manner
Word Origin
- sass (n.)
- "impudence," 1835, back-formation from sassy. The verb is first recorded 1856, from the noun. Related: Sassed; sassing. Sass (n.) as a variant of sauce is attested from 1775.
Example
- 1. Don 't you sass your father like that !
- 2. She takes no sass from her pupils .
- 3. I mean , I got a lot of personality , I got sass .
- 4. You just sit there and shut up -- I don 't want to hear any more of your sass .
- 5. How long were you and sass dating ?