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SASSING

• SASSING (noun)
The noun SASSING has 1 sense:

1. an impudent or insolent rejoinder

Familiarity information: SASSING used as a noun is very rare.

• SASSING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An impudent or insolent rejoinder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

back talk; backtalk; sass; sassing; lip; mouth

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))

"A creaking door hangs longest."
(English proverb)
"We will stay longer dead than poor"
(Breton proverb)
"Wealth comes like a turtle and goes away like a gazelle."
(Arabic proverb)
"Leave the spool to the artisan."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Pronunciation of counter
Definition of riposte
Pronunciation of rejoinder
Definition of retort
Pronunciation of return

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