sass

Noun

• an impudent or insolent rejoinder
  • "don't give me any of your sass"
• a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)
• The quality of being sassy.
• Backtalk, cheek, sarcasm.
• Vegetables used in making sauces.
• A subgenre of screamo music.

Verb

Verb Forms: sassed, sassing, sasses

• To talk back in a disrespectful or impudent manner.
• answer back in an impudent or insolent manner
  • "don't sass me!"
  • "The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning"
• To talk, to talk back.
• To speak insolently to.

Examples

• Don’t SASS your opponent; just focus on making your next winning play.
• Don’t sass your teachers!
• This girl has a lot of sass.

Synonyms

back talk, backtalk, lip, mouth, SAS, sassing, Special Air Service