Sass — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an impudent or insolent rejoinder

a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈæs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈas/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈas/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈæs/.

Examples

don't give me any of your sass
don't sass me!
The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lip mouth SAS back talk backtalk Special Air Service sassing

Parts of Speech

noun	an impudent or insolent rejoinder “don't give me any of your sass”
noun	a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)
verb	answer back in an impudent or insolent manner “don't sass me!”

Word Forms

sassy	adjective	improperly forward or bold
sass	verb	answer back in an impudent or insolent manner
mouth	verb	articulate silently; form words with the lips only
sassing	noun	an impudent or insolent rejoinder

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

toupet

une réplique impudente ou insolente

🇪🇸Spanish

hablar con descaro a

una réplica descarada o insolente

🇮🇹Italian

sfacciataggine

una risposta impudente o insolente

🇳🇱Dutch

brutaal

een onbeschaamde of onbeschaamde repliek

🇵🇹Portuguese

atrevimento

uma réplica atrevida ou insolente

🇷🇺Russian

дерзкий

дерзкий или наглый ответ

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एस.ए.एस.एस.

एक ढीठ या ढीठ प्रत्युत्तर

🇧🇩Bengali

সাস

একটি নির্বোধ বা ঔদ্ধত্যপূর্ণ জবাব

🇮🇳Tamil

சாஸ்

ஒரு துடுக்குத்தனமான அல்லது இழிவான மறுமொழி

🇮🇳Telugu

సాస్

అవమానకరమైన లేదా అవమానకరమైన రిజైండర్

🇮🇳Marathi

सास

एक असभ्य किंवा उद्धट प्रतिवाद

🇮🇳Gujarati

સસ

એક ઉદ્ધત અથવા ઉદ્ધત જવાબ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಸ್

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ಲಜ್ಜ ಅಥವಾ ಅಹಂಕಾರಿ ಮರುಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാസ്

ധിക്കാരപരമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ധിക്കാരപരമായ ഒരു പ്രതികരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੱਸ

ਇੱਕ ਬੇਵਕੂਫ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਰਹਿਮ ਜਵਾਬ

🇵🇰Urdu

ساس

ایک گستاخ یا گستاخانہ جواب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

萨斯

无礼或无礼的反驳

🇯🇵Japanese

生意気な

生意気または不遜な反論者

🇰🇷Korean

욕

뻔뻔스럽거나 무례한 반박

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hỗn xược

một lời đáp lại trơ tráo hoặc xấc xược

🇹🇭Thai

หน้าด้าน

การตอบโต้อย่างหยิ่งยโสหรืออวดดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelancangan

jawaban yang kurang ajar atau kurang ajar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساس

رد وقح أو وقح

🇮🇷Persian

ساس

پاسخی گستاخانه یا گستاخ

🇹🇷Turkish

küstahlık

küstahça veya küstahça bir cevap

🇮🇱Hebrew

חצוף

תשובה חצופה או חוצפה

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