SASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sass mean? 

• SASS (noun)
  The noun SASS has 1 sense:

1. an impudent or insolent rejoinder

  Familiarity information: SASS used as a noun is very rare.

• SASS (verb)
  The verb SASS has 1 sense:

1. answer back in an impudent or insolent manner

  Familiarity information: SASS used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SASS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An impudent or insolent rejoinder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

back talk; backtalk; lip; mouth; sass; sassing

Context example:

don't give me any of your sass

Hypernyms ("sass" is a kind of...):

comeback; counter; rejoinder; replication; retort; return; riposte (a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one))

Derivation:

sassy (improperly forward or bold)

• SASS (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Answer back in an impudent or insolent manner

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning

Hypernyms (to "sass" is one way to...):

answer; reply; respond (react verbally)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

sassing (an impudent or insolent rejoinder)