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Sass vs Tass - What's the difference?

sass | tass |

As a noun sass

is (us) sarcasm, backtalk, cheek.

As a verb sass

is (us) to talk, to talk back.

As a proper noun tass is

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sass

English

Noun

(-)
  • (US) sarcasm, backtalk, cheek.
  • *
    • “Say — if you give me much more of your sass I’ll take and bounce a rock off’n your head.”
  • *
    • “Looky here — mind how you talk to me; I’m a-standing about all I can stand now — so don’t gimme no sass .”

    Derived terms

    * sassy

    Verb

    (es)
  • (US) To talk, to talk back.
  • *
    • “The duke he begun to abuse him for an old fool, and the king begun to sass back, and the minute they was fairly at it I lit out and shook the reefs out of my hind legs, and spun down the river road like a deer, for I see our chance; and I made up my mind that it would be a long day before they ever see me and Jim again.”
  • *
    • “But, good land! what did he want to sass back for? You see, it couldn’t do him no good, and it was just nuts for them.”

    tass

    English

    Alternative forms

    * tas

    Etymology 1

    Partly from (etyl) . See (l). (got)

    Noun

    (tasses)
  • (rare, or, obsolete) a heap, pile.

    • Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) .

    Noun

    (es)
  • A cup or cupful.
  • * 1824 , Sir Walter Scott, Redgauntlet
    • "Here, Dougal," said the Laird, "gie Steenie a tass of brandy down stairs, till I count the siller and write the receipt."

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