noun

sass

sas

Sass (noun) means Bold or disrespectful talk; cheek. Example: “The teacher had no patience for the kid's sass.”

noun

Bold or disrespectful talk; cheek.

"The teacher had no patience for the kid's sass."

"She answered back with a bit of sass."

verb

To talk back to someone in a bold or disrespectful way.

"Don't sass your grandmother like that."

How to use sass

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishCheeky, disrespectful talk, or to talk back like that.

Common pairings

give someone sass sass back a bit of sass

sassed past tense, sasses singular

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The teacher had no patience for the kid's _____.

A dialect variant of "sauce" — "sauce" has long been used to mean cheeky backtalk, and "sass" grew out of the same slang usage.

mouth lip SAS sassing backtalk back talk

opening mouth smile sing lip rim Sas backtalk

ass mass pass bass dass lass Cass Kass grass brass class glass

What does “sass” mean?

The word “sass” means bold or disrespectful talk; cheek. In plain terms, cheeky, disrespectful talk, or to talk back like that.

How do you pronounce “sass”?

“Sass” is pronounced sas (/sæs/ in IPA).

How do you use “sass” in a sentence?

Here is “sass” used in a sentence: “The teacher had no patience for the kid's sass.”

What part of speech is “sass”?

Depending on how it is used, “sass” can be a noun and a verb.

How many meanings does “sass” have?

“Sass” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: bold or disrespectful talk; cheek.

opening mouth smile sing lip rim Sas backtalk