sassingn.
/ˈsasɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsæsɪŋ/ Originally U.S.
The action of speaking in an insolent, disrespectful, or cheeky manner, esp. to someone in authority; insolent or cheeky speech; impertinence.
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1876 Redwood Gaz. (Redwood Falls, Minnesota) 6 July ‘Sassing’ is a criminal offense in Rochester, New York. A few days ago a lad of some ten summers was brought before the Police Justice of that city by a solemn-faced policeman who charged him with ‘sassing’ a janitor.
1962 W. H. Gass in M. Foley & D. Burnett Best Amer. Short Stories 112 Listen to me, Jorge, I've had enough of your sassing.
1967 P. Welles Babyhip iii. 48 ‘Don't you get hysterics,’ Mrs Green warned, ‘or I'll throw cold water on you. I'll have none of this sassing.’
1977 New Yorker 6 June 48/3 Far worse than any welts he ever got when his father or Abel beat him in the shed for misbehaving or sassing.
2015 A. Boeshaar Thousand shall Fall 149 Miss Bell,..quit your sassing and do what Major Roddy says.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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