saucy
21
5.8
- adjective
- /ˈsɔːsi/
- Informal
:
descarado
- But I needed a dress to go with it: something saucy yet simultaneously demure.
- fiery and saucy
Today's guest is a saucy fellow AV saucy fellow if you will.
- Today's guest is a saucy fellow AV saucy fellow if you will.
- Like this is so cute I feel so saucy.
- And also we have some fun questions, you know, while we play some saucy ones.
- So that's what I was told because they got out of a, a situation which was a bit saucy.
Examples
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His saucy comments during the meeting were met with both laughter and some disapproving glances.
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Al, listen, your boy getting a little saucy, and it is what it is.
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Oh, she is a saucy mama!
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"You know I had a saucy mouth when I was young."
Fiction book (1994) -
Kate, with the saucy red hair and sweet green eyes.
Fiction book (2001) -
You dare to have a saucy tongue in your head?
Fiction book (1994) -
Her round face with its sprinkling of freckles was saucy and cheerful.
Fiction book (1994) -
The comedian delivered a saucy joke that made the audience laugh and gasp at the same time.
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She has a saucy attitude that makes her the life of the party, always teasing her friends playfully.
Synonyms
164
6.1
Rude and cheeky in what someone says
149
8.4
Rude and cheeky to someone in authority
43
7.2
Being bold and lively in a rude or cheeky way
36
7.5
Rude and disrespectful to someone in authority
33
4.8
Being rude in a playful way that shows little respect
19
7.2
Not showing respect for people or things most people respect
9
7.9
Someone who shows no respect by acting or speaking boldly
8
7.2
Rude or too bold toward someone, sometimes playful
3
6.7
Showing playful, friendly mischief
2
8.4
Being playful in a slightly naughty, teasing way
2
7.1
Lively and a little playful in an attractive way
1
7.6
Showing bold rudeness that upsets people
1
6.8
Playful and mildly naughty in a way that makes people laugh
1
7.7
Being lively and cheerful, often a little cheeky
1
8.7
Rude or cheeky when talking back to people in charge
Acting playful and slightly naughty, often doing small harmless tricks
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Compounds
How Saucy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Saucy comes from sauce, which used to be a spicy or salty liquid you put on food. So to call someone 'saucy' is like saying they add 'spice' to a talk — lively, bold, and a little cheeky.