"sass" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sæs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sass.wav
Rhymes: -æs Etymology: Variant of sauce. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sass (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being sassy. Tags: uncountable
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  2. (US) Backtalk, cheek, sarcasm. Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Talking Translations (backtalk, cheek, sarcasm): дързък отговор (dǎrzǎk otgovor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), drzost [feminine] (Czech), gedoe [neuter] (Dutch), tegenspreken (Dutch), zever (Dutch), culot [masculine] (French), toupet [masculine] (French), Frechheit [feminine] (German), Unverschämtheit [feminine] (German), pimaszság (Hungarian), atrevimento (Portuguese), де́рзость (dérzostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), descaro (Spanish), descoco (Spanish), malis (Swedish), gliring [common-gender] (Swedish), spydighet (Swedish), stickord [neuter] (Swedish), giftighet [common-gender] (Swedish), förtal [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sass-en-noun-XrNJIFsz Disambiguation of Talking: 8 40 20 6 15 10 Categories (other): American English, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 12 24 25 10 12 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 19 25 11 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 22 26 11 12 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 24 27 11 13 17 Disambiguation of 'backtalk, cheek, sarcasm': 2 94 2 2
  3. (archaic) Vegetables used in making sauces. Tags: archaic, uncountable
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  4. A subgenre of screamo music. Tags: uncountable
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sassy

Verb

IPA: /sæs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sass.wav Forms: sasses [present, singular, third-person], sassing [participle, present], sassed [participle, past], sassed [past]
Rhymes: -æs Etymology: Variant of sauce. Head templates: {{en-verb}} sass (third-person singular simple present sasses, present participle sassing, simple past and past participle sassed)
  1. (intransitive, US, informal) To talk, to talk back. Tags: US, informal, intransitive Translations (talk back): tegenspreken (Dutch), opspelen (Dutch), contredire (French), protester (French), répondre (French), felesel (Hungarian), responder (Portuguese), дерзи́ть (derzítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), наха́льничать (naxálʹničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), пререка́ться (prerekátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), препира́ться (prepirátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), говори́ть де́рзости (govorítʹ dérzosti) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sass-en-verb-mPaUBQwB Categories (other): American English, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 12 24 25 10 12 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 19 25 11 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 22 26 11 12 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 24 27 11 13 17 Disambiguation of 'talk back': 100 0
  2. (transitive, US, informal) To speak insolently to. Tags: US, informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-sass-en-verb-7ab~jRqP Categories (other): American English, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 8 30 22 8 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 12 24 25 10 12 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 19 25 11 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 22 26 11 12 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 24 27 11 13 17

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "dǎrzǎk otgovor",
      "sense": "backtalk, cheek, sarcasm",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "дързък отговор"
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      "sense": "backtalk, cheek, sarcasm",
      "word": "descoco"
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      "word": "förtal"
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          "text": "The duke he begun to abuse him for an old fool, and the king begun to sass back; and the minute they was fairly at it, I lit out, and shook the reefs out of my hind legs, and spun down the river road like a deer—for I see our chance; and I made up my mind that it would be a long day before they ever see me and Jim again.",
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      "sense": "talk back",
      "word": "tegenspreken"
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      "sense": "talk back",
      "word": "contredire"
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      "sense": "talk back",
      "word": "protester"
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      "word": "répondre"
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      "sense": "talk back",
      "word": "felesel"
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      "sense": "talk back",
      "word": "responder"
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      "sense": "talk back",
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      "word": "дерзи́ть"
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      "roman": "naxálʹničatʹ",
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      "word": "наха́льничать"
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      "roman": "govorítʹ dérzosti",
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