- saucebox
- [ʹsɔ:sbɒks] n разг.
1. нахал; нахалка2. дерзкий ребёнок, сорванец
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saucebox
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Saucebox — Sauce box , n. [See {Sauce}, and {Saucy}.] A saucy, impudent person; especially, a pert child. [1913 Webster] Saucebox, go, meddle with your lady s fan, And prate not here! A. Brewer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saucebox — [sôsbäks΄] n. [Old Informal] a saucy, rude child … English World dictionary
saucebox — Used since the late sixteenth century of a person who is habitually saucy, or impertinent. Such a person was also addressed as ‘sir sauce’, or ‘sauce’. In the USA impertinence is often described as ‘sass’, which derives from ‘sauce’, but… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
saucebox — noun Date: 1588 a saucy impudent person … New Collegiate Dictionary
saucebox — /saws boks /, n. Informal (older use). a saucy person. [1580 90; SAUCE + BOX1] * * * … Universalium
saucebox — noun A saucy, impudent or impertinent person … Wiktionary
saucebox — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal. One who is obnoxiously self assertive and arrogant: malapert, witling. Informal: know it all, smart aleck, smarty, smarty pants, wisenheimer. Slang: wiseacre, wisecracker, wise guy. See GOOD … English dictionary for students
saucebox — n. (Informal) saucy and impertinent person; pert and bold child … English contemporary dictionary
saucebox — n. (Colloq.) Saucy fellow, impudent fellow … New dictionary of synonyms
saucebox — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a saucy impudent person … Useful english dictionary
Insolence — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Undue assumption of superiority. < N PARAG:Insolence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 insolence insolence Sgm: N 1 haughtiness haughtiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 arrogance arrogance airs Sgm: N 1 overbearance overbearance … English dictionary for students
