Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sas]
- /sæs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sas]
- /sæs/
Definitions of sasses word
- noun sasses impudent or disrespectful back talk: Both parents refuse to take any sass from their kids. 1
- verb with object sasses to answer back in an impudent manner: Don't sass your mother. 1
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Origin of sasses
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; variant of sauce
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sasses
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sasses popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.