sass

sass  (ss) Informal

n.

Impertinent, disrespectful speech; back talk.

tr.v. sassed, sass·ing, sass·es

To talk impudently to.

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[Back-formation from sassy.]

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sass [sæs] US and Canadian informal

n

insolent or impudent talk or behaviour

vb (intr)

to talk or answer back in such a way

[back formation from sassy¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sass - an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" back talk, backtalk, sassing, lip, mouth comeback, rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, counter, return - a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
Verb	1.	sass - answer back in an impudent or insolent manner; "don't sass me!"; "The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning"; answer, reply, respond - react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"

Translations

sass [sæs] (US)

A. N → réplicas fpl, descoco m

B. VT to sass sb → replicar a algn

sass (US inf)

n → Frechheit f

vt → frech antworten (+dat)