Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Rude and disrespectful; impudent.
- adj. Lively and spirited; jaunty.
- adj. Stylish; chic: a sassy little hat.
- n. A western African tree (Erythrophleum suaveolens) of the pea family, having bark that yields a poison and wood that is used for construction. Also called sasswood, sassy bark.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- adj. improperly forward or bold
Etymologies
- sass + -y (Wiktionary)
- Alteration of saucy.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. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Elizabeth Leiknes is the author of "The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns," a novel she describes as sassy women's fiction.”
“As noted in Angela W's review, the store manager is a little "sassy" - not outright rude, but”
“Not to be "sassy" - but I should probably throw in "duh".”
“I call it sassy because this one has a kick to it, thanks to the cayenne pepper and fresh ginger.”
“That is, if you could call the sassy, sexually curious tease Baby Doll a "maiden.”
“Bear Cat and her new mole collar that made a soft, fur wall about her slim throat to her very ears and the tip of her saucy chin, and the perky hat -- also elegantly "sassy" -- turned up in front and down behind, and the new driving gauntlets, and the new coat that had made dad groan until he had seen Mary V inside it and changed the groan to a proud little chuckle of admiration.”
“This album, a cathartic set of techno-bombastic scores, brought in a wide range of artists such as spoken word sassy girl Maggie Estep, Songs of Faith and Devotion session vocalists Douglas McCarthy (Nitzer Ebb) and Hildia Cambell, and Recoil mainstay”
“Her music is best described as sassy bar band roots-rock and Americana, but is infused with some serious bad-ass Boston swagger by way of Diamonds in the Dust, are garnished with pedal steel or a country sway, but allow plenty of room for rip-roaring electricity to pump you up and get you bobbing your head and dancing.”
“With their "sassy" clothes and urban style, these modern dolls live on the edge of what some parents will allow.”
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