adjective · rare

sassy

sas·sy

sassy · sassier · sassiest

свіжий

дерзкий, наглый, нахальный, пикантный

keck, frech, unverschämt, lebendig

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

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UK/ˈsasi/US/ˈsæsi/

» Sami was sassy with the customer.

Meaning

3 senses

Bold and spirited, often towards someone in authority; cheeky; impudent; saucy.
frech, keck, patzig
на́глыйnáglyj, наха́льныйnaxálʹnyj, де́рзкийdérzkij
Smart, fashionable; stylish; chic.
Lively, vigorous.
keck, flott, lebendig
пикантныйpikantnyj

More definitions

improperly forward or bold

Examples

5 sentences

Sami was sassy with the customer.
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William became really talkative and sassy.
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Don't get sassy with me young lady!
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Sami was a sassy redneck.
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Sweet sassy molassy!
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy:

somewhat sexy and provocative:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy:

somewhat sexy and provocative:

lively, vigorous:

Origin

A modification of saucy, equivalent to sass + -y, originally used in American English. Fir

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.

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