SASSY
What does "SASSY" mean?
Boldly lively, cheeky, and confidently impudent in manner or speech.
Meanings
- Cheeky, impudent, or rudely bold, especially in talking back. The toddler gave a sassy little shrug and refused to put on her shoes. informal
- Lively, stylish, and full of spirited confidence. She showed up in a sassy red dress and owned the room. informal
Did you know?
- Sassy is just 'saucy' that grew up in America - the word literally drifted from 'sauce', the idea being that a cheeky person 'gives you sauce' (lip).
Word origin
An American English variant of 'saucy' (impertinent), itself from 'sauce'; the spelling and pronunciation shifted in the 19th century, partly via dialect.
Remember it
Double-S SASSY hisses like the snappy comeback it describes.
A little poem
She answered back with one bright, fearless line-
the sass a fence around what's hers and mine.
couplet
Wordplay
- My grandmother called me saucy; I told her the modern term is sassy. She said, 'Same lip, newer spelling.'
What it teaches
A little sass is a fence around the self; it tells the world where your no begins.
Quick facts
What does SASSY mean?
Boldly lively, cheeky, and confidently impudent in manner or speech.
Is SASSY a valid word?
Yes — SASSY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SASSY?
SASSY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SASSY come from?
An American English variant of 'saucy' (impertinent), itself from 'sauce'; the spelling and pronunciation shifted in the 19th century, partly via dialect.
What can SASSY teach us?
A little sass is a fence around the self; it tells the world where your no begins.
How players do
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