sass

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nounChiefly New England, Midland, and Southern U.S.
  1. stewed fruit; fruit sauce.

  2. fresh vegetables.

Origin of sass

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First recorded in 1765–75; variant of sauce

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[ sas ]

noun
  1. impudent or disrespectful back talk: Both parents refuse to take any sass from their kids.

verb (used with object)
  1. to answer back in an impudent manner: Don't sass your mother.

Origin of sass

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1855–60, Americanism; back formation from sassy1

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British Dictionary definitions for sass

sass

/ (sæs) US and Canadian informal /


noun
  1. insolent or impudent talk or behaviour

verb(intr)
  1. to talk or answer back in such a way

Origin of sass

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C20: back formation from sassy 1

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