sass
noun
stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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In his chili-sauce style, he has sassed Walter Winchell. greeted a stage character who took too long to die with "Here's your shroud, Mr. Quimby, what's your hurry?"
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