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Definition of saucy in English: saucyadjectivesaucier, sauciest ˈsɔːsiˈsɔsi informal 1British Sexually suggestive in a light-hearted and humorous way. 〈主英〉性挑逗的；调皮的，顽皮的 Example sentencesExamples - Aiming at 16 to 25-year-olds, the company reckoned that its saucy tube adverts were humorous.
- During her earliest years in Paris, Hélène worked as a model of sorts, posing for saucy postcards and doing goodness knows what else to survive.
- The strictly post-watershed voyeuristic peek into saucy student life hits screens at the start of the new college year, with a body of fresh and sexy new faces.
- Whether the subject matter is spooky or saucy, Western or exotic, these action-packed images capture the interest of collectors for a number of reasons.
- If, however, you like your comedy no more postmodern than a saucy seaside postcard, read on.
- The sexy actress has splashed out £1000 on an array of saucy goods from the London store.
- Thomas and Rogers had hit upon a winning formula which satisfied the peculiar British liking for lavatorial humour, men in drag, and innuendo, in the tradition of music hall and the saucy picture postcard.
- Some Old Etonians have even claimed that they could identify him as one of their own from his writings, a hard case to credit unless Eton was stuffed with budding critics of saucy postcards and analysts of dirigiste economics.
- Windows users were warned today to be on their guard for a new virus that poses as a racy attachment to a saucy email.
- He's shocked to find her dressed provocatively and in a saucy mood.
- The songs Serge Gainsbourg wrote for her are sung with a saucy knowingness.
- Orwell was writing, in 1942, about the postcard art of Donald McGill, which expressed saucy ideas about sex, marriage, fat ladies and drunks in its own inimitable form.
- He looked like a character from a saucy seaside postcard.
- It's sexy, saucy, and will have you on the edge of your seat.
- The sexy lingerie, which is saucy as only the Brits can be, features whimsical designs like embroidered bows, polka-dots, lace trimming, and side-tie ribbon closures.
- There was a germ of a good idea here, but the finished product was a pretty flaccid affair, relying on saucy language and innuendo for its cheap laughs.
- His lyrics are witty and, at times, saucy, but his love songs still top my musical chart.
- That gleam in his eye when he delivers saucy sexual double entendre is something that can never be experienced in an audio recording alone.
- Donald McGill was a British institution whose saucy postcards became an integral part of the British seaside holiday, and at the height of his popularity were selling up to 16 million copies a year.
- There is also much saucy humour of a kind that would probably not have passed US censors.
Synonyms suggestive, titillating, risqué, rude, bawdy, racy, ribald, spicy informal raunchy, smutty British informal fruity North American informal gamy - 1.1 Cheeky or impertinent.
Example sentencesExamples - Another John is a saucy southerner who talked about two Americas while surprisingly not referring to secession.
- This was a sparkling show, saucy in its depictions perhaps but rarely intentionally cruel.
- There are also Antony, the pleasant young English painter who owns the castle, and Costanza, the jolly Italian housekeeper, old but wonderfully spry and saucy.
- She gives me a beefy, saucy grin as she hands back my change.
- Hugging myself, I silently admitted that I missed her feisty behaviour and saucy manner.
- Ursula stood cold and erect, her high cheekbones giving her a look of dignity that I'm sure had intimidated many a saucy cook's apprentice.
- He made jokes at the teachers and had witty comments that were a little saucy.
- They are also full of gossipy anecdotes recounted in his saucy and acerbic style.
- Not only has she been in great demand, but her youthful on-screen tendency to look pained and always on the verge of tears has been replaced by a saucy, aggressive, womanly tone.
- A feisty, attractive Hispanic redhead, she is promoted on the network as ‘the hottest judge on television,’ and she flashes much saucy good humor.
- While tracking Tony's daughter down, Angela finds herself in fisticuffs with a saucy waitress, and is revealed as a monstrous hypocrite.
- ‘Oh, I'm sorry,’ Kevin said, unable to help a slight saucy grin.
- Mary, the saucy actress whom Sinclair fancies, has the word for it, one that Jock himself gave her: resilience.
- Few seem to mind, except those who think the shop owner is the one being a little saucy.
Synonyms cheeky, impudent, impertinent, irreverent, forward, insolent, disrespectful, flippant, familiar, presumptuous, audacious, bold, bold as brass, brazen, cocky, out of line, shameless informal fresh, flip, lippy, mouthy, smart-arsed North American informal sassy, nervy, smart-assed archaic malapert
2North American Having or expressing a bold, lively, or spirited manner. the beret was perched at a saucy angle on her blonde hair Example sentencesExamples - For these people, the stylish, saucy miniature pinscher represents the perfect companion - a big dog in a small package.
- Coming in early 2001 is their new range - brief cases and casual bags flashing a saucy minimalist flair in shapes and handles.
- Her wardrobe for the fall-spring season also changed and she adopted a bold, saucy and fashion forward style.
- The hair was then flat-ironed and flicked up for a saucy flip.
Synonyms jaunty, rakish, sporty, raffish pert, perky, stylish, dashing, dapper informal natty, snazzy, snappy North American informal spiffy, sassy dated gay
Derivativesadverb ˈsɔːsɪli informal She is simply adorable in her bustle gowns and ringlets, all prim modesty one moment, saucily displaying her ankles the next. Example sentencesExamples - His saucily raised eyebrow sent a curiously exhilarating tingle through her.
- She sniffed and brushed passed Sara, walking saucily towards the big room that resembled a den.
- He moved through the crowd schmoozing and smiling, surrounded by an arc of secret service, his suit jacket tossed saucily over his shoulder.
- Sonia grinned saucily at the men, enjoying their shock.
noun ˈsɔːsɪnəsˈsɔsinəs informal A lot of adults won't admit it, but they find slapstick comedy funny as well - especially if it's combined with a little bit of harmless sauciness. Example sentencesExamples - The traditional home of the dirty weekend has acquired a few stylish new hotels of late, but for sheer sauciness, none of them can match this one.
- Despite her self-possession, Ali, 35, does not always radiate calm sauciness.
- I can make a man blush by saying something sincere, with a dollop of sauciness thrown in.
- We are surrounded on a daily basis by sex and yet television still gets singled out when there's a little bit of sauciness on.
OriginEarly 16th century (in the sense 'savoury, flavoured with sauce'): from sauce + -y1. Definition of saucy in US English: saucyadjectiveˈsôsēˈsɔsi informal 1Impudent; flippant. Example sentencesExamples - ‘Oh, I'm sorry,’ Kevin said, unable to help a slight saucy grin.
- A feisty, attractive Hispanic redhead, she is promoted on the network as ‘the hottest judge on television,’ and she flashes much saucy good humor.
- Another John is a saucy southerner who talked about two Americas while surprisingly not referring to secession.
- Ursula stood cold and erect, her high cheekbones giving her a look of dignity that I'm sure had intimidated many a saucy cook's apprentice.
- Not only has she been in great demand, but her youthful on-screen tendency to look pained and always on the verge of tears has been replaced by a saucy, aggressive, womanly tone.
- Few seem to mind, except those who think the shop owner is the one being a little saucy.
- Hugging myself, I silently admitted that I missed her feisty behaviour and saucy manner.
- There are also Antony, the pleasant young English painter who owns the castle, and Costanza, the jolly Italian housekeeper, old but wonderfully spry and saucy.
- While tracking Tony's daughter down, Angela finds herself in fisticuffs with a saucy waitress, and is revealed as a monstrous hypocrite.
- He made jokes at the teachers and had witty comments that were a little saucy.
- Mary, the saucy actress whom Sinclair fancies, has the word for it, one that Jock himself gave her: resilience.
- She gives me a beefy, saucy grin as she hands back my change.
- They are also full of gossipy anecdotes recounted in his saucy and acerbic style.
- This was a sparkling show, saucy in its depictions perhaps but rarely intentionally cruel.
Synonyms cheeky, impudent, impertinent, irreverent, forward, insolent, disrespectful, flippant, familiar, presumptuous, audacious, bold, bold as brass, brazen, cocky, out of line, shameless 2North American Bold and lively; smart-looking. Example sentencesExamples - For these people, the stylish, saucy miniature pinscher represents the perfect companion - a big dog in a small package.
- The hair was then flat-ironed and flicked up for a saucy flip.
- Her wardrobe for the fall-spring season also changed and she adopted a bold, saucy and fashion forward style.
- Coming in early 2001 is their new range - brief cases and casual bags flashing a saucy minimalist flair in shapes and handles.
Synonyms jaunty, rakish, sporty, raffish 3British Sexually suggestive, typically in a way intended to be lighthearted. 〈主英〉性挑逗的；调皮的，顽皮的 Example sentencesExamples - Some Old Etonians have even claimed that they could identify him as one of their own from his writings, a hard case to credit unless Eton was stuffed with budding critics of saucy postcards and analysts of dirigiste economics.
- Windows users were warned today to be on their guard for a new virus that poses as a racy attachment to a saucy email.
- That gleam in his eye when he delivers saucy sexual double entendre is something that can never be experienced in an audio recording alone.
- His lyrics are witty and, at times, saucy, but his love songs still top my musical chart.
- During her earliest years in Paris, Hélène worked as a model of sorts, posing for saucy postcards and doing goodness knows what else to survive.
- It's sexy, saucy, and will have you on the edge of your seat.
- Aiming at 16 to 25-year-olds, the company reckoned that its saucy tube adverts were humorous.
- The songs Serge Gainsbourg wrote for her are sung with a saucy knowingness.
- If, however, you like your comedy no more postmodern than a saucy seaside postcard, read on.
- The sexy actress has splashed out £1000 on an array of saucy goods from the London store.
- The sexy lingerie, which is saucy as only the Brits can be, features whimsical designs like embroidered bows, polka-dots, lace trimming, and side-tie ribbon closures.
- There is also much saucy humour of a kind that would probably not have passed US censors.
- Whether the subject matter is spooky or saucy, Western or exotic, these action-packed images capture the interest of collectors for a number of reasons.
- There was a germ of a good idea here, but the finished product was a pretty flaccid affair, relying on saucy language and innuendo for its cheap laughs.
- Donald McGill was a British institution whose saucy postcards became an integral part of the British seaside holiday, and at the height of his popularity were selling up to 16 million copies a year.
- Thomas and Rogers had hit upon a winning formula which satisfied the peculiar British liking for lavatorial humour, men in drag, and innuendo, in the tradition of music hall and the saucy picture postcard.
- He's shocked to find her dressed provocatively and in a saucy mood.
- He looked like a character from a saucy seaside postcard.
- The strictly post-watershed voyeuristic peek into saucy student life hits screens at the start of the new college year, with a body of fresh and sexy new faces.
- Orwell was writing, in 1942, about the postcard art of Donald McGill, which expressed saucy ideas about sex, marriage, fat ladies and drunks in its own inimitable form.
Synonyms suggestive, titillating, risqué, rude, bawdy, racy, ribald, spicy
OriginEarly 16th century (in the sense ‘savory, flavored with sauce’): from sauce + -y. |