Sass
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sæs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sass is a noun meaning The quality of being sassy.
Meaning
The quality of being sassy.
More Meanings
- (US) Backtalk, cheek, sarcasm.
- A subgenre of screamo music.
- (intransitive, US, informal) To talk, to talk back.
- (transitive, US, informal) To speak insolently to.
- (archaic) Vegetables used in making sauces.
Example Sentences
Don’t sass your teachers!
This girl has a lot of sass.
Say—if you give me much more of your sass I'll take and bounce a rock off'n your head.
Talk-back or sass per Bell Hooks is "a gesture of defiance that heals...liberated voice" […]
Word Forms
- sasses
- sassing
- sassed
Synonyms for sass
Depending on context, synonyms include sassiness, mouth, backtalk, lip, sassing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include backtalk, lip, mouth, impudence, defy, impertinence.
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