adj · name · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsasi/
General-American:/ˈsæsi/
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rhymes with -æsi
CMU ARPABET:S AE1 S IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Bold and spirited, often towards someone in authority; cheeky; impudent; saucy.
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Smart, fashionable; stylish; chic.
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Lively, vigorous.
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4
name
Meaning 4
A diminutive of the female given name Saskia.
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A modification of saucy, equivalent to sass + -y, originally used in American English. First attested in 1799, but in common usage only as of the mid-19th century.
Across languages
Translations
66 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
дързък
(dǎrzǎk)
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Bulgarian:
нахален
(nahalen)
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Czech:
drzý
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Czech:
oprsklý
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Danish:
fræk
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Danish:
kæk
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Danish:
kålhøgen
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Dutch:
onbeschaamd
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Finnish:
nenäkäs
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Finnish:
hävytön
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Finnish:
julkea
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Finnish:
ponteva
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Finnish:
röyhkeä
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
French:
effronté
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
French:
insolent
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
French:
impudent
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Galician:
atrevido
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
German:
frech
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
German:
keck
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
German:
patzig
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
German:
unverschämt
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Hungarian:
pimasz
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Hungarian:
szemtelen
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Italian:
insolente
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Portuguese:
atrevido
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Portuguese:
espevitado
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Portuguese:
ousado
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Russian:
на́глый
(náglyj)
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Russian:
наха́льный
(naxálʹnyj)
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Russian:
де́рзкий
(dérzkij)
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Spanish:
descarado
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Spanish:
fresco
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Spanish:
pícaro
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Spanish:
procaz
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Spanish:
cachafaz
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Spanish:
pillastre
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Spanish:
descocado
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Swedish:
fräck
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Swedish:
kraftfull
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Swedish:
livfull
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Swedish:
livlig
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Swedish:
modig
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Swedish:
oförskämd
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
Swedish:
trotsig
— bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy
French:
allumeur
— somewhat sexy and provocative
German:
keck
— somewhat sexy and provocative
German:
flott
— somewhat sexy and provocative
Hungarian:
kihívó
— somewhat sexy and provocative
Hungarian:
merész
— somewhat sexy and provocative
Russian:
пикантный
(pikantnyj)
— somewhat sexy and provocative
