What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Sss vs Sass - What's the difference?

sss | sass |

In us|lang=en terms the difference between sss and sass

is that sss is (us) selective service system while sass is (us) to talk, to talk back.

As an initialism sss

is (us) selective service system.

As a noun sass is

(us) sarcasm, backtalk, cheek.

As a verb sass is

(us) to talk, to talk back.

sss

English

Interjection

(en-intj) (qualifier, with any number of 's's to indicate duration)
  • (onomatopoeia) the hiss of a snake or other reptile

    • 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.”