SASSY


Meaning of SASSY in English

ˈsa]sē, ˈsaa], ˈsai], ˈsȧ], ]si\ adjective

( -er/-est )

Etymology: alteration of saucy

1.

a. : given to back talk : fresh , impertinent

were polite and … not the sassy type — Boston Herald

sassy kids — Barbara B. Jamison

b. : physically vigorous : spirited , jaunty

the timber mechanic, that fat and sassy plutocrat of the modern logging camps — J.F.Stevens

feel like I can jump over a six-foot fence and getting very sassy — Time

2. : distinctively smart or stylish

a sassy black-and-white bow tie — Jean Stafford

woven into his own nostalgic or sassy musical style — E.T.Canby

rocketed from a pulp-type blood-and-thunder book to a sassy slick with top-name contributors — Newsweek

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.