Talk:sassy

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"Like Sonya"? Looks like someone's having fun here. Heh. 91.161.235.20 02:59, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Etymology
The word actually comes from saucy and sass is a back formation.

Senses 1 and 2 overlap
"Impudent" and "cheeky" are synonyms. Equinox ◑ 00:41, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

RFC discussion: June 2014–March 2017
The 3rd sense (saucy) needs clarification: which sense of "saucy" is valid, or perhaps all of them? --Hekaheka (talk) 05:12, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Certainly not sense 1 of saucy. Sense 2 and 3 for sure, and maybe sense 4, though I'm not sure. However, I don't see the difference between those and sense 1 of sassy. —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 07:15, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I can't see the reason for dividing the entry into five distinct senses. Doesn't "sassy" mean all of these at the same time (with varying emphasis, of course)?    D b f  i  r  s   07:57, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I would say no. #1 and #2 could be merged perhaps. The only definition I know isn't there, the idea of being sexy, confident perhaps cheeky too. So perhaps all of that is a single sense and could be merged into one. As for vigorous and lively, never come across these! Are they dated or archaic, should we rfv them? How is the vigorous sense used, like a sassy workout (a vigorous workout)? Renard Migrant (talk) 19:40, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
 * New Oxford Dictionary of English (2001) gives one sense, the same as our sense 2, but doesn't mention sexiness. Renard Migrant (talk) 19:55, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh and it says from saucy as opposed to from sass + -y. Renard Migrant (talk) 20:18, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, sass comes from "sauce", of course. The sexual connotation is just an extension of "cheeky and provocative": I don't think it's a primary sense.    D b f  i  r  s   07:08, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Appears resolved. — SMUconlaw (talk) 13:24, 12 March 2017 (UTC)