be sassy

  • 21sassy — adjective AmE 1 a child who is sassy is rude to someone they should respect 2 a woman who is sassy behaves in a way that is intended to be attractive to men …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22sassy — sas•sy [[t]ˈsæs i[/t]] adj. si•er, si•est 1) inf impudent; fresh: a sassy child[/ex] 2) boldly smart; jaunty: a sassy outfit[/ex] • Etymology: 1830–35, amer.; var. of saucy …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23sassy-bark — kvapioji erdenė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cezalpinijinių šeimos medieninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Erythrophleum suaveolens), paplitęs Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Erythrophleum suaveolens angl. erun; ordealtree; red water tree;… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 24sassy-bark-tree — kvapioji erdenė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cezalpinijinių šeimos medieninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Erythrophleum suaveolens), paplitęs Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Erythrophleum suaveolens angl. erun; ordealtree; red water tree;… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 25sassy — adjective (sassier; est) Etymology: alteration of saucy Date: 1833 1. impudent, saucy 2. vigorous, lively 3. distinctively smart and stylish < a sassy black and white bow tie Jean Stafford > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26sassy — sassy1 /sas ee/, adj., sassier, sassiest. Informal. saucy. sassy2 /sas ee/, n. See sassy bark. [1855 60; of uncert. orig.] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 27sassy\ tuna — n. someone who is being exceptionally flirty, jaunty, or stylish. Jane just patted my butt! She s one sassy tuna! …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 28sassy\ tuna — n. someone who is being exceptionally flirty, jaunty, or stylish. Jane just patted my butt! She s one sassy tuna! …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 29sassy — rude, impolite, cheeky, lippy    I won t go to church! he said. Don t be sassy! Mama said …

    English idioms

  • 30sassy — I. /ˈsæsi / (say sasee) adjective (sassier, sassiest) Colloquial saucy. {British dialect variant of saucy} II. /ˈsæsi / (say sasee) noun → sassy bark. {from a West African language; said to be from English. See sassy1} …