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sass

1  [sas]
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–noun Chiefly New England, Midland, and Southern U.S.
1. stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
2. fresh vegetables.
Origin:
1765–75; var. of sauce
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sass

2  [sas] Informal.
–noun
1. impudent or disrespectful back talk: Both parents refuse to take any sass from their kids.
–verb (used with object)
2. to answer back in an impudent manner: Don't sass your mother.
Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; back formation from sassy 1
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sass   (sās)   
n.  Impertinent, disrespectful speech; back talk.
tr.v.   sassed, sass·ing, sass·es
To talk impudently to.

[Back-formation from sassy1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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