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sassy

1

[ sas-ee ]

adjective

, Informal.
, sas·si·er, sas·si·est.
  1. disrespectful or impudent; impertinent; insolent:

    Don't get sassy with me!

  2. boldly stylish and smart; pert:

    a sassy red handbag.



sassy

2

[ sas-ee ]

sassy

1

/ ˈsæsˌwʊd; ˈsæsɪ /

noun

  1. a W African leguminous tree, Erythrophleum guineense, with poisonous bark ( sassy bark ) and hard strong wood
  2. the bark or wood of this tree or the alkaloid derived from them, which is sometimes used in medicine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


sassy

2

/ ˈsæsɪ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    insolent, impertinent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈsassiness, noun
  • ˈsassily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • sas·si·ness noun
  • sas·si·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sassy1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–1835; alteration of saucy

Origin of sassy2

First recorded in 1855–60; of uncertain origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sassy1

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

Origin of sassy2

C19: variant of saucy
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Example Sentences

Since launching its TikTok presence back in February, Duo, which Parvez says is a sassy and fiercely loyal owl, has landed a number of viral TikToks by riffing off of trending audio clips.

From Digiday

Bold and adventurous as ever, and then later introducing young Lara — sweet and sassy but totally fearless.

Nearly as catchy is the more hip-hop-oriented “Scoop,” featuring an expectedly sassy and quippy verse from Doja Cat.

From Time

The simple but instantly memorable characters and their sweet-n-sassy personalities make playing the game feel like visiting friends.

It was a characteristically bold project from a guy who always cast himself as a game-changer—most conspicuously by gatecrashing the airline business with sassy and sexy Virgin Atlantic.

Beyoncé embodied a sassy and independent Sasha Fierce and the sexually confident Yoncé.

In 1992, she was spotted by Sassy magazine, and became a model/intern for the fashion rag.

Would a bisexual man be half as sassy as a gay one, or half as well dressed?

She was a sassy spitfire from Bosnia, just a few months shy of turning 18.

Is there a sassy but kindly Black female lawmaker who lives next door the quartet, speaking sense to men and not taking no guff?

He wuz very peart and sassy, and it was take-it-or-leave-it-and-be-plaguey- quick-about-it all the time.

I thinks to myself I'll learn that girl to get sassy and make me feel like a dumb-head, even if she is purty.

He war sort o' sassy, and de Oberseer strung him up and flog him bery hard.

Yer lookin' a little white in the gills, but peart and sassy, ez usual.

But the landress has grown that sassy they had a reglar shindy this mornin.

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