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Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Idiomatic expression no. 1 - easy on the sass

Hey All,

If someone offends me and uses a lot of bad words, can I say to them hey, easy on the sass man!

A: You're a ***** ***! No wonder you fail all the time you ******** !

B: Easy on the sass man!

Thanks
  

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No, "sass" is what a child uses with a teacher or parent. "

— BarbaraPA

  • No, "sass" is what a child uses with a teacher or parent.
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No, "sass" is what a child uses with a teacher or parent. Abusive profanity is not "sass."
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Are you speaking to an educated person? To an illiterate member of a street gang?
To a friend? To a colleague in an office? To a fellow prisoner in jail? To the Queen of England?
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To somebody who seems to be educated but overuses curses.
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Hi

From a brief look at the web, it seems to be short for "smartass"

So I agree with GG - it's not used with outright abuse. It seems to mean "Don't try to make out that you're cleverer than me"

Dave
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from The Free Dictionary:

sass [sæs] US and Canadian informal

n
insolent or impudent talk or behaviour

vb (intr)
to talk or answer back in such a way
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The phrase I've used with people who curse a lot is "Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?" (The implication is that they have a dirty mouth.)
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Abusive profanity is not "impudent" - it's vile and abusive.
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I know this expression from a movie... and... actually the guy was being abused verbally and in a moment he snaps back and says easy on the sass dude
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Can you please make a short dialogue for me where someone could use this expression?
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A child who is teasing his mother may be told to "knock off the sass."
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