as in wise
displaying or marked by rude boldness
sassy kids shouting, "Out of our way, you old geezer!"
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Recent Examples of sassy
Videos of the hippo’s sassy personality and bouncy antics went viral in September, aided by her zookeeper at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo sharing daily footage of her on Instagram.
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Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
But what’s propelled her to stardom is her sassy personality: sitting in her mom’s food bowl, biting her zookeeper, charging around her enclosure, and screaming.
—Rob Reddick, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2024
Baby pygmy hippos are shiny, tiny, round and sassy.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Ellie’s energetic moves and sassy attitude reflects her the spirt of her hometown.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
But what’s propelled her to stardom is her sassy personality: sitting in her mom’s food bowl, biting her zookeeper, charging around her enclosure, and screaming.
—Rob Reddick, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2024
Baby pygmy hippos are shiny, tiny, round and sassy.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Ellie’s energetic moves and sassy attitude reflects her the spirt of her hometown.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sassy
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Fun fact: People born in the Year of the Snake are said to be wise, observant and resourceful, but can also be possessive, cautious and secretive, per the Chinese Language Institute.—
Alissa Widman Neese,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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More importantly, cheaper trims will arrive later in 2025, which is wise, because the Launch Edition's tall ask of $71,995 almost doubles the starting sticker of an Equinox EV, seriously eclipses either a Model Y, EV6, or Ioniq 5, and also somehow costs more than a Polestar 3 or even a Lucid Air.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Ars Technica,
27 Jan. 2025
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Poppy Red 17-1664: Swift is often associated with this exuberant and celebratory red, which is a notch bolder than the color in her beau Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs uniform.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
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More untamed than the mob-wife coat, which leans more glamorous in a 1980s way, the yeti coat piles on the fuzz, often comes in bold colors, and essentially steals focus from whatever the wearer has on underneath.—
Rosana Lai,
Glamour,
5 Feb. 2025
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Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy are getting saucy with their Thanksgiving celebrations!—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
29 Nov. 2024
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Served alongside a stack of still-warm corn tortillas, these tender meatballs were saucy, nutty, earthy, sweet, and unlike any meatball my palate had been lucky enough to experience before.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2025
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Llewellyn gave Georgiou a cheeky echo of the Starfleet emblem, angled to the side, as a decal liner as part of her eye makeup.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
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Joseph includes an unconvincing docudrama that imagines DuBois’ final days, and although the director inserts a cheeky disclaimer that his film is not a documentary, those elements are consistently the strongest.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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The animated pic is 77% fresh with Rotten Tomatoes critics.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Feb. 2025
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Both allow for plenty of flexibility to customize for personal tastes, what’s in season, and what looks fresh. 6-to-1: To have enough for up to six full meals, shop for six vegetables, five fruits, four proteins, three starches, two sauces or spreads, and one fun item.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 2025
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The film, which received high marks at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, covers many of the ups and downs in the life of the brassy singer, dancer and actress who came into her own after the tragic passing of her mother, Judy Garland.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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The same goes for Gilpin, whose Sara has a brassy spark and secret sharpshooting skill; that combination is tailor-made for her skill set as much as Kitsch’s role is.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The cocky decision will have unnerving ramifications.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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But get used to me — black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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More specifically, the impudent Skull Kid steals the Ocarina of Time and turns Link into a Deku Scrub, those antagonistic tree cannons first introduced in Ocarina.—
Ashley Bardhan,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2024
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In short, Moscow sees Montenegro as both strategically valuable and an impudent upstart that has thumbed its nose at the Russian bear while genuflecting before NATO and Washington.—
Edward P. Joseph,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Dec. 2016
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“Sassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sassy. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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