sassy
adjective/ˈsæsi/
/ˈsæsi/
(comparative sassier, superlative sassiest)
(informal, especially North American English)- (disapproving) rude; showing a lack of respect
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- (approving) fashionable and confident
- his sassy, streetwise daughter
- a sassy black linen dress
Word Originmid 19th cent.: variant of saucy.
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