sassy

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Not to be "sassy" - but I should probably throw in "duh".

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  • While we were talking I'd pulled out a dark red pantsuit that was kind of sassy, but not too much. —  Blevins, Meredith - (Szabo 02) - The Vanished Priestess
  • From Pilates to politics, swing sets to strip clubs -- 78 of Starshine's smart, sassy, straight-shooting —  Edhat Santa Barbara
  • Sex and relationship educators Nellie Wilson and Reid Mihalko host this fun, informative, sassy, and arousing class on outtercourse. —  San Francisco Bay Guardian: Top Stories
  • The collective of fierce, sassy, irreverent Femme artists known for smashing stereotypes and challenging assumptions -- including Amber Dawn, kathleen delaney, Meliza Banales, Jen Cross, —  San Francisco Bay Guardian: Top Stories
  • Her job calls for her to glide seamlessly from the boudoir of 5th Avenue dame Mrs. Van Buren (Kerry Mayling) to that of wisecracking prostitute Mayme (sassy-as-hell newcomer to the stage, Daphne Cox). —  New Times News
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classy ·  chipper ·  pert ·  blowsy ·  saucy ·  disrespectful ·  fuel-efficient ·  sexy ·  sporty ·  self-deprecating ·  tastiest ·  slouchy
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Alteration of saucy.
  2. Of West African origin; akin to Twi `ɔ-sésé, plane tree, Ewe séséwú, timber tree, and Ga (Niger-Congo language of Ghana) sèsè, kind of tree.
 

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