sassy

[ sas-ee ]

/ ˈsæs i /

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adjective, sas·si·er, sas·si·est. Informal.

impertinent; insolent; saucy: a sassy reply; a sassy teen.

pert; boldly smart; saucy: a sassy red handbag.

Nearby words

sassenach, sassetta, sassoon, sassoon, siegfried, sasswood, sassy, sassy bark, sassywood, sastra, sastruga, sastrugi

Origin of sassy

1830–1835, Americanism; alteration of saucy

Related formssas·si·ness, nounsas·si·ly, adverb

Definition for sassy (2 of 2)

sassy

[ sas-ee ]

/ ˈsæs i /

noun

sassy bark.

Origin of sassy

First recorded in 1855–60; of uncertain origin

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Examples from the Web for sassy

Beyoncé embodied a sassy and independent Sasha Fierce and the sexually confident Yoncé.
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She was a sassy spitfire from Bosnia, just a few months shy of turning 18.
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In 2011, she created Rookie, a Web platform for teenage girls modeled after Sassy magazine of the 1990s.
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They're chummy and honest and free and tender and sassy, and they look life straight in the eye.
Heart of the West|O. Henry
As they drifted down towards the terrace Buddy turns and gives us the sassy wink over his shoulder.
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Do you mean that little rascal I licked the day he got sassy during exams?
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Last year Hurley inspected 'em an' so did Lon, an' they know the brands showed up big an' bright an' sassy.
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But the routine of Headquarters duties left him too much chance to get "fat and sassy."
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British Dictionary definitions for sassy (1 of 2)

sassy

/ (ˈsæsɪ) /

adjective -sier or -siest

US informal insolent, impertinent

Derived Formssassily, adverbsassiness, noun

Word Origin for sassy

C19: variant of saucy

British Dictionary definitions for sassy (2 of 2)

sassy

sasswood (ˈsæsˌwʊd) or sassy wood

/ (ˈsæsɪ) /

noun

a W African leguminous tree, Erythrophleum guineense, with poisonous bark (sassy bark) and hard strong wood

the bark or wood of this tree or the alkaloid derived from them, which is sometimes used in medicine

Word Origin for sassy

C19: probably from a language of the Kwa family: compare Twi sese plane tree, Ewe sesewu a kind of timber tree

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Word Origin and History for sassy

sassy

adj.

1833, American English, alteration of saucy. Related: Sassily; sassiness.

sassy

adjective, sas·si·er, sas·si·est. Informal.

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sassy

noun

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sassy

adjective -sier or -siest

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sassy

sasswood (ˈsæsˌwʊd) or sassy wood

noun

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