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Definition of sass verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. sass somebody to speak to somebody in a rude way, without respect
    • Don't sass your mother!
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: variant of sauce.
See sass in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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