saucy

Examples

• All

• His saucy comments during the meeting were met with both laughter and some disapproving glances.

• Al, listen, your boy getting a little saucy, and it is what it is.

• Oh, she is a saucy mama!

  Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

• "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.

• She has a saucy attitude that makes her the life of the party, always teasing her friends playfully.

Synonyms

S

smart

vssaucy

• Offensive

110 6.1

Rude and cheeky in what someone says

is livelier and more playful rather than plainly rude

W

wise

vssaucy

• Informal

98 8.4

Rude and cheeky to someone in authority

is more playful and less directly confrontational toward authority

S

sassy

vssaucy

• Informal

53 7.2

Being bold and lively in a rude or cheeky way

is playful and boldly cheeky but only a little disrespectful

C

cheeky

vssaucy

• Informal

32 4.8

Being rude in a playful way that shows little respect

is similarly playful but milder in disrespect and more lively

I

irreverent

vssaucy

19 7.2

Not showing respect for people or things most people respect

is more lighthearted and playful rather than broadly disrespectful

F

fresh

vssaucy

• Offensive

13 7.5

Rude and disrespectful to someone in authority

keeps a playful tone and less blunt disrespect

I

impertinent

vssaucy

13 7.2

Rude or too bold toward someone, sometimes playful

adds playful liveliness and softens the straightforward rudeness

I

impudent

vssaucy

10 7.9

Someone who shows no respect by acting or speaking boldly

is less shameless and more teasingly playful in tone

P

pert

vssaucy

9 7.1

Lively and a little playful in an attractive way

is more overtly cheeky and a bit more disrespectful

R

roguish

vssaucy

3 6.7

Showing playful, friendly mischief

is more openly cheeky and slightly more disrespectful in tone

R

rascally

vssaucy

• Informal

2 6.8

Playful and mildly naughty in a way that makes people laugh

is similar but slightly more cheeky and a bit disrespectful

L

lippy

vssaucy

• Offensive

2 8.7

Rude or cheeky when talking back to people in charge

is more playful and less focused on direct verbal defiance

P

puckish

vssaucy

2 8.4

Being playful in a slightly naughty, teasing way

is likewise playful but leans more toward bold cheekiness

C

chippy

vssaucy

• UK

1 7.7

Being lively and cheerful, often a little cheeky

is equally lively but shows clearer bold disrespect

N

nervy

vssaucy

1 7.6

Showing bold rudeness that upsets people

is more playful and lighthearted rather than simply brash

S

scampish

vssaucy

1 6.3

Acting playful and slightly naughty, often doing small harmless tricks

is similar but more cheeky and slightly more disrespectful

Antonyms

S

serious

∞ 1.4

Calm and focused, not playful or joking

R

reserved

29 3.7

Not willing to show feelings or talk much

Compounds

S

saucy smile

1 4.8

A playful look that shows confidence or teasing

S

saucy novel

• NSFW

1 7.2

A lively book with mild sexual scenes

S

saucy remark

• Informal

6.7

A bold, slightly rude comment that makes people laugh

How Saucy

brazen

39 7.3

impertinent

13 7.2

saucy

• Informal

22 5.8

cheeky

• Informal

32 4.8

playful

72 1.6

Surface Forms

Etymology