as in disrespect
disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request
an old-fashioned diner where getting sass from the waitstaff is part of the experience
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Recent Examples of sass
My purpose, honey, is to dish out real talk and no-nonsense advice with a side of sass.
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Laura Bratton, Quartz, 31 July 2024
The actress responded with just as much sass as the social media troll.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024
Similar to: SpongeBob SquarePants Episode length: 22 minutes Rating: Ages 6+
Monster High
Monster High is a fashion doll franchise created by Mattel, so it’s filled with nostalgia from your childhood, but with a bit of sass.
—Refinery29 Staff, refinery29.com, 14 June 2024
Playing Ron Burgundy's co-anchor and reluctant love interest, Christina Applegate added sass, ambition and of course, humor to Veronica Corningstone, who manages to match Burgundy's brashness.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
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Laura Bratton, Quartz, 31 July 2024
The actress responded with just as much sass as the social media troll.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024
Similar to: SpongeBob SquarePants Episode length: 22 minutes Rating: Ages 6+
Monster High
Monster High is a fashion doll franchise created by Mattel, so it’s filled with nostalgia from your childhood, but with a bit of sass.
—Refinery29 Staff, refinery29.com, 14 June 2024
Playing Ron Burgundy's co-anchor and reluctant love interest, Christina Applegate added sass, ambition and of course, humor to Veronica Corningstone, who manages to match Burgundy's brashness.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for sass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sass
Noun
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The praise is rarely as loud as the disrespect when Ange gets it right.Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Basically that poor enforcement had bred serious disrespect for the law, or at least a misunderstanding of it.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Such calls for regulatory actions against short sellers are all based on the assumption that short selling is nefarious — that daring to take a negative view of a company’s stock is tantamount to market manipulation, especially if the short sellers have the impudence to publicize their viewpoint.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
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For many enslaved people, a mistress’s complaint of impudence could end in a beating.Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
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Still, the similarities are felt, stylistically and technically, in the collage-like form and the free manipulation of archival images—and, above all, in a shared sense of audacious yet exquisite aestheticism yoked to a strain of refined, resolute insolence.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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And despite Aegon’s insolence, neither Criston nor Aemond could have predicted that the king would show up to the fight drunk on dragonback before Aemond can arrive.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 7 July 2024
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For more info: Colonial Williamsburg Take a virtual tour COMMENTARY: Taking a kinder, gentler tone against the rudeness of politics Civility has been absent from much of this presidential campaign.David Morgan, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
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But the rudeness in question didn't occur at that event.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The bourbon is smooth and sweet with a noticeable viscosity and mouth weight on the palate.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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People can spread bacteria or virus from their mouth or nose and then shake someone’s hand or touch a surface, leaving a pathogen behind.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Look at what tribal has become: In recent years, Probst encourages paranoia and back talk, frantic whisper sessions and utter confusion.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 May 2024
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Don't have any back talk or anything like that.ABC NEWS, ABC News, 26 July 2022
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Diners can pick a combo, choose a flight of sauces or mix sauces and sides to create the perfect meal.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
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This will land in your regular dinner rotation, especially with the inclusion of our tangy dipping sauce.Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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The proud mom holds Eloise close and gives her a sweet kiss on the cheek.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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As the meeting broke up, Astiz singled out 12 activists with a telltale kiss on the cheek, including three Mothers and two French activist nuns.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Sass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sass. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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