Definitions
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- n. the property of being saucy
- n. an instance of saucy behavior
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. The quality or state of being saucy; that which is saucy; impertinent boldness; contempt of superiors; impudence.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The character or fact of being saucy; hence, also, saucy language or conduct; impertinent presumption; impudence; contempt of superiors.
- n. Synonyms Impertinence, Effrontery, etc. (see impudence malapertness.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. inappropriate playfulness
Etymologies
Examples
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She looked me up and down with what I can only describe as sauciness.
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Under this gospel of impunity, there grows up a religion which is itself a kind of sauciness to God, as little relieved, as possible, by any subduing property.
The Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded in Principles of Universal Obligation.
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Page 235 that some terrible and unpardonable crime, termed "sauciness" may yet become rife among the blacks.
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It's like a beautiful person whispering in your ear about what they would like to do to you: it makes your face go eek and your brain spin at the thought of what kind of sauciness could happen over the next couple of hours.
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"O, I'm bigger, that's all? and what might be called sauciness in a girl may be thought something more of in a young woman.
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"sauciness," and Fritz and Humphrey laughed in sympathy.
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And when she delivers that line in front of a whole horde of attendants, making fun of, you know, this great military commander, you begin to see her sauciness.
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All of this unbearably-sexy sauciness culminates in a burlesque performance February 19th at Lannie's, starring the students, and it is open to the public.
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The sway in the walk, the sauciness of a laugh, the divine bounce of the natural bust.
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In discussing the origins and underpinnings of a show like this, the co-curators reveal a more academic and sociological grounding than the prurient and salacious sauciness one might infer by a display of so much "F*ck Art."
Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington: "F**k Art" Opens Wide at Museum Of Sex (NSFW)
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