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sassy

adj
/ˈsasi/UK/ˈsæsi/US

Etymology

A modification of saucy, equivalent to sass + -y, originally used in American English. First attested in 1799, but in common usage only as of the mid-19th century.

Definitions

  1. Bold and spirited, often towards someone in authority

    Bold and spirited, often towards someone in authority; cheeky; impudent; saucy.

    • Yes, gemmen, we mus stan on our zarve rights. Wat! shall de sassy wite man Nullifly the Guberment? and shall not we, de color men, Nullifly de wite one?
    • When the red skins seed that the British and Americans war going to clapper clawing, they thought it war time for them to raze up thar brissls, and look out for plunder. They begun to be a leetle too sassy for cumfirt.

  2. Smart, fashionable

    Smart, fashionable; stylish; chic.

    • The top isn't really slutty. Just a little sassier, more revealing than I'd usually go for.
    • There was only so much packing one could do that was appropriate for army training and I was pretty sure my sassiest outfit and latest face enhancers were not required.

  3. Lively, vigorous.

    • Olives and preserved lemons add sassy tartness to salads, chicken tagines, and fish dishes […]
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A diminutive of the female given name Saskia.

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Derived

sassily, sassiness

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA