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SASSING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sassing mean?
• SASSING (noun)
The noun SASSING has 1 sense:
1. an impudent or insolent rejoinder
Familiarity information: SASSING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An impudent or insolent rejoinder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
back talk; backtalk; lip; mouth; sass; sassing
Context example:
don't give me any of your sass
Hypernyms ("sassing" is a kind of...):
comeback; counter; rejoinder; replication; retort; return; riposte (a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one))
Derivation:
sass (answer back in an impudent or insolent manner)
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