sass
verb/sæs/
/sæs/
(North American English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sass | /sæs/ /sæs/ |
| he / she / it sasses | /ˈsæsɪz/ /ˈsæsɪz/ |
| past simple sassed | /sæst/ /sæst/ |
| past participle sassed | /sæst/ /sæst/ |
| -ing form sassing | /ˈsæsɪŋ/ /ˈsæsɪŋ/ |
- sass somebody to speak to somebody in a rude way, without respect
- Don't sass your mother!
Word Originmid 19th cent.: variant of sauce.Definitions on the go
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