Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sas]
- /sæs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sas]
- /sæs/
Definitions of sassed word
- noun sassed impudent or disrespectful back talk: Both parents refuse to take any sass from their kids. 1
- verb with object sassed to answer back in an impudent manner: Don't sass your mother. 1
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Origin of sassed
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60, Americanism; back formation from sassy1
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Parts of speech for Sassed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sassed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
sassed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sassed
verb sassed
- answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
- counterclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim.
noun sassed
- lipped — of or relating to the lips or a lip: lip ointment.