sassy

  • 11sassy — sas|sy [ˈsæsi] adj AmE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: saucy] 1.) a child who is sassy is rude to someone they should respect British Equivalent: cheeky 2.) someone, especially a woman, who is sassy is confident and does not really care what other… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12sassy — 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

  • 13sassy — 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

  • 14sassy — 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

  • 15sassy — sassy1 /sas ee/, adj., sassier, sassiest. Informal. saucy. sassy2 /sas ee/, n. See sassy bark. [1855 60; of uncert. orig.] * * * …

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  • 16sassy — rude, impolite, cheeky, lippy    I won t go to church! he said. Don t be sassy! Mama said …

    English idioms

  • 17sassy — 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} …

  • 18Sassy (magazine) — Sassy Categories Teen Magazine Frequency Monthly Publisher Matilda Publications (1988 89), Lang Communications (1989 1994) First issue March …

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  • 19Sassy Pandez — Sassy Pandez[1] of London is an international Hip hop, RnB, Reggaeton, Dancehall and Club Classics DJ[2][3] and model.[4][5] …

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  • 20Sassy bark — Sas sy bark (Bot.) The bark of a West African leguminous tree ({Erythrophl[ae]um Guineense}, used by the natives as an ordeal poison, and also medicinally; called also {mancona bark}. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English