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sass.

The quality of being sassy.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sæs/UK
  1. The quality of being sassy.

    uncountable
    This girl has a lot of sass.
  2. Backtalk, cheek, sarcasm.

    US · uncountable
  3. Vegetables used in making sauces.

    archaic · uncountable
  4. A subgenre of screamo music.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Variant of sauce.

verb/sæs/UK
  1. To talk, to talk back.

    US · informal · intransitive
  2. To speak insolently to.

    US · informal · transitive
    Don’t sass your teachers!
Where this word comes from

Variant of sauce.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.