as in disrespect
disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request
an old-fashioned diner where getting sass from the waitstaff is part of the experience
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Recent Examples of sass
This season's contestants include Jamie Oliver's biggest fan, a Sri Lankan Australian with a knack for spice and sass, and a man who had a close encounter with a crocodile and lived to tell the tale.
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Keryn Donnelly, refinery29.com, 22 Apr. 2024
Moo Deng — a 2-month-old pygmy hippo known for her sass and moistness — is perhaps the most viral of the trio, and has attracted upwards of 33 million views across platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
My purpose, honey, is to dish out real talk and no-nonsense advice with a side of sass.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 31 July 2024
The actress responded with just as much sass as the social media troll.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sass
Noun
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No disrespect to Sir Paul McCartney, but Dwayne Carter Jr. (a.k.a. Lil Wayne) clearly had the superior musical medley of the night.—
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Public disrespect should be met with the most immediate public apology through the same medium.—
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But it’s got impudence and élan, and a feeling for life on the margins of English society.—
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Such calls for regulatory actions against short sellers are all based on the assumption that short selling is nefarious — that daring to take a negative view of a company’s stock is tantamount to market manipulation, especially if the short sellers have the impudence to publicize their viewpoint.—
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As to the kids’ responses, the more genial Olmo is not above whining, while parental demands usually provoke flat-out insolence from Ana, who breathes cigarette smoke like dragon fire.—
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Still, the similarities are felt, stylistically and technically, in the collage-like form and the free manipulation of archival images—and, above all, in a shared sense of audacious yet exquisite aestheticism yoked to a strain of refined, resolute insolence.—
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Even Sam, who hated conflict with a passion and preferred to let rudeness roll off her like water off the back of a duck, had a breaking point.—
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According to a LinkedIn article by Yves Laurent Khoury, public rudeness has become increasingly common, especially in high-stress environments like customer service or public spaces.—
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Arora’s big bet helped attract us to Palo Alto Networks for the first time, realizing that the executive was quite literally putting his money where his mouth was.—
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The newer deepfake's only giveaway was the occasional disconnect between the movements of Zelensky's mouth and the words spoken.—
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Look at what tribal has become: In recent years, Probst encourages paranoia and back talk, frantic whisper sessions and utter confusion.—
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Don't have any back talk or anything like that.—
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The wine adds a nice acidity and body to the sauce.—
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Carol’s still-alive cousin, who has mob ties, discovers that Jay is serving the sauce — and starts making threats.—
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For a little color in her cheeks, Potter tapped on Saie's Dew Blush (again with a liquid finish), then blended Chanel's buttery Les Beiges Bronzing Cream across her cheekbones.—
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After the friend gave the baby a kiss on the cheek, the mother said in the U.K. online forum Mumsnet that she was taken aback by the action, wondering why someone would kiss another person’s baby.—
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“Sass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sass. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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