sassing

sass

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sas]
- /sæs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sas]
- /sæs/

Definitions of sassing word

noun sassing impudent or disrespectful back talk: Both parents refuse to take any sass from their kids. 1
verb with object sassing to answer back in an impudent manner: Don't sass your mother. 1

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Origin of sassing

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

1855-60, Americanism; back formation from sassy1

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Parts of speech for Sassing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sassing

sassing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sassing usage trend in Literature

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