Definition of
Saucy
- (adj, all) improperly forward or bold
impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
Don't get wise with me! - (adj, all) characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
- (adj, all) improperly forward or bold
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Synonyms of Saucy
fresh, impertinent, impudent, irreverent, overbold, pert, sassy, smart, wise
Alternate forms of Saucy
Derivations: sauciness
Origin of the word Saucy
- 1508, "resembling sauce," later "impertinent, cheeky" (1530), from sauce (q.v.). The connecting notion is the fig. sense of "piquancy in words or actions." Cf. sauce malapert "impertinence" (1529), and slang phrase to have eaten sauce "be abusive" (1526). Also cf. salty in same senses. more
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