IMPERTINENCE, IMPERTINENT, IMPERTINENTLY
ADJECTIVES
► APISH impertinent → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BAIRSE impertinent, impudent → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CAMPLING quarrelsome, impertinent; scolding → 1880 Eng. dial.
► CAMPLY quarrelsome, impertinent; scolding → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CHUFF rude, impertinent → 1858 UK sl.
► CHUTZPADIK adj. showing chutzpah, impertinent, impudent, audacious, self-confident → 1959 colloq., esp. Jewish usage
► CLIPPY talkative, impertinent → 1845 Sc. (Bk.)
► EMPERENT insolently disrespectful; shamelessly forward; impertinent, impudent, rude, prone to take liberties → 1771 Eng. dial. & colloq.
► FAASTIE rude, impertinent, impudent → 1950s W. Indies & Jamaica usage
► FACEY cheeky, rude, impudent, impertinent; bold → 1929
► FAST forward, impulsive, prone to rashness; cheeky, rude, impudent, impertinent → 1900 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FAST-FAST MOUTH cheeky, impertinent → 1940s W. Indies sl.
► FAST-MOUTH cheeky, impertinent → 1966 W. Indies
► FAST WITH cheeky, impertinent → 1950s W. Indies sl.
► FASTY rude, impertinent, impudent → 1950s W. Indies & Jamaica sl.
► FAUSTY ► FEISTY ► FICETY ► FISTY ► FYSTY pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome → 1890 Amer. dial.
► FLOSSY showy, flashy; saucy, impertinent → 1889 Amer. dial.
► FLY wild, audacious, impertinent; brash → 1884 US sl.
► GABBIT loquacious, talkative, tattling; impudent, impertinent → 1808 Sc.
► HARDEN-FACED impertinent, brazen-faced,; hard-hearted → 1884 Eng. dial.
► IKEY ► IKY impertinent, impudent, cheeky → 1906 Amer. dial.
► IMPERANT ► IMPURENT ► IMPERENT insolently disrespectful; shamelessly forward; impertinent, impudent, rude, prone to take liberties → 1771 Eng. dial. & colloq.
► IMPERSOME impertinent, impudent → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► IMPERT pert, impertinent, impudent → 1889 Eng. dial.
► INAPPERTINENT impertinent; not appertinent → 1814
► INAPPOSITE not to the point, out of place; impertinent → 1661
► MANNISH forward, impertinent; usually applied to young people → 20C US & W. Indies sl.
► NEBBIE ► NEBBY sharp, ill-natured; impertinent → 1873 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► NEBSIE ► NEBSY ill-natured, sharp in manner; impertinent → 1896 Sc.
► NIPPENT impudent, impertinent → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► OFF BASE impertinent; assuming authority or intimacy which one does not have → 20C sl.
► OWDACIOUS impertinent, mischievous, bold → 1846 colloq.
► PAUGHTY pert, impertinent, saucy, insolent → 1637-50 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► PUPPYISH foolish; conceited; impertinent → 1775 obs.
► RANK impertinent, extremely cheeky → 20C W. Indies sl.
► SELF-CONCEITY conceited, impertinent → 1969 Amer. dial.
► TIPPERTANT impertinent → 1891 Eng. dial.
ADVERBS
► INAPPOSITELY unsuitably, impertinently → a1652
► PAUGHTILY superciliously, in a conceited or impertinent manner → 1838 Sc.
► PRESUMPTORILY in a presumptuous manner; arrogantly, impertinently, forwardly → 1681 obs.
NOUNS
► BACK-CHAT saucy or impertinent replies to a superior; cheek, impudence, abuse, insulting speech; altercation, heated talk → 1901 sl.
► BACK-SASS impertinent talk → 1950 Amer. dial.
► BACKTALKING gossiping conversation; cheek, impertinence → 1968 Amer. dial.
► CAMPER saucy, impertinent language → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GAFF loud, rude talk, impertinence → 1880 Sc. obs.
► GUM impertinent talk, chatter → 1751 sl.
► HECKLE busy interference; intrusive meddling; impertinence → 1847 Eng. dial.
► IMFERENCE sauciness, impertinence → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► IMPERANCE impertinence; impudence → 1766 sl.
► IMPITTENCE impudence, impertinence, forwardness → 1896 Eng. dial.
► JIMBER-JAW back-talk, rudeness, insolence, impertinence, cheek → 1834 Amer. dial.
► NASH-GAB ► NASH-GOB impertinent chatter, insolent talk → 1816 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► PAUK ► PAWK impertinence, forwardness, precocity; insolent, impertinent talk → 1889 Eng. dial.
► PAWKINESS impertinence → 1903 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PRESUMPTUOSITY presumption, impertinence → a1450 obs.
► PUPPYISM impertinence; conceited; youthful naivety, inexperience → 1776
► SASS sauciness, impertinence, cheek; impudent talk → 1835 N. Amer. colloq.
► SAUCE MALAPERT impertinence, insolence → 1529 obs.
► SAUCE sauciness, impertinence, pertness, brashness → 1835 colloq.
► SLACK impertinence, cheek → 19C sl.
► SLACK-JAW impudent talk, continuous impertinences → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► SMART TALK impertinent or rude remarks or replies; back-chat → 1826
NOUNS – PERSON
► BEAUTY a term of contempt for a person who is the reverse of beautiful; an impertinent, an unmanageable person; one who is incompetent; used ironically → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BIRSIE a forward, impertinent child → 19C Sc.
► BORE an impertinent person, one who talks back → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BUTTON a young man, a boy; an inexperienced or impertinent fellow → 1915 Amer. dial. West.
► CANAT an impertinent, conceited youngster → 20C Irish sl.
► FLAPSE an impudent or impertinent fellow → a1652 obs.
► HELLCAT an evil person, suggestive of a creature from hell; now usually: a person who causes trouble or creates chaos, esp. by wild or outrageous behaviour; a reckless, impertinent, bad-tempered, or vexatious person; a troublemaker; a devil-may-care person; a pest, an annoying person; a mischievous young boy → 1603
► HERB a witty, impertinent, or daring person → 1950 UK sl.
► IMPERTINENCE an impertinent or insolent person → 1754
► JACK-ADAMS a foolish and stubborn person; a simpleton; a silly, impertinent fellow → 1690 sl.
► JACK-A-DANDY a conceited fop; a petty dandy; a coxcomb; a pert, smart, little impertinent fellow; a conceited, empty-headed little fellow; a contemptuous name for a beau, fop, or dandy; an insignificant person → 1632
► JACKANAPES one who is like an ape in tricks, airs, or behaviour; a ridiculous upstart; an impudent person; a pert, impertinent fellow who assumes ridiculous airs; a conceited coxcomb → 1534
► JACK-DANDY a little fop; a coxcomb or a petty dandy; an insignificant or impertinent little fellow → 1632 colloq.
► KINAT ► KINNAT ► KINNATT an impertinent, conceited youngster → 20C Irish sl.
► MAGPIE an idle or impertinent chatterer → 1632 obs.
► MIDGICRAW a term of contempt, a little impertinent person → 1873 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NACKET a pert, forward, smart boy; a trifling little person; an insignificant person; a wicked, mischievous, or impertinent child; a precocious child → 1833 Sc.
► NASH-GAB ► NASH-GOB an impertinent, ill-natured fellow, a forward, prattling girl → 1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► PAUK ► PAWK an impertinent, saucy person → 1903 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PUPPY a foolish, conceited, or impertinent young man; a young man, esp. one who is inexperienced or naive → 1544 colloq., often derogatory
► PUPPYESS a foolish, conceited or impertinent young woman → 1791 obs.
► SASS-BOX an impertinent person; one who gives rude answers → 1871 Amer. dial.
► SASSY-BOX an impertinent person; one who gives rude answers → 1965 Amer. dial.
► SAUCEBOX a person addicted to making saucy or impertinent remarks → 1588 colloq.
► SAUCE-JACK an impudent or impertinent person → 1855 (Bk.)
► SAUCELING an impudent or impertinent person → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► SAUCE-PATE an impertinent person → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► SAUCY-BOX a person addicted to making saucy or impertinent remarks → 1588 colloq.
► SAUCY-FACE an impertinent person → 1684
► SNAPPERHEAD an impertinent fellow, one who snaps or answers too quickly or impudently → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► SNIPPER-SNAPPER a small, insignificant, conceited fellow; an impertinent youth; an effeminate young fellow → c1590 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► SPUZZERT an imp; an impertinent, undergrown person → 1921 Sc.
► WISE APPLE an impertinent youth → 1975 Amer. colloq. (Bk.)
► YACKEY-YAA a term of contempt for an impertinent fellow → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
VERBS
► BACK-SASS to speak impertinently or discourteously → 1950 Amer. dial.
► BACK-TALK to be cheeky or impertinent → 1920s
► BRASS IT to behave with effrontery → 1859 colloq.
► COME THE OLD TIN SOLDIER ► COME THE TIN SOLDIER to be impertinent or obstructive → 1977 UK sl.
► EAT RAZOR SOUP to say something sharp or impertinent → 1939 Amer. dial.
► FAS ► FASS to be rude or impertinent; to meddle in somebody’s business, to be forward → 1983 W. Indies Rasta
► GAB to speak boldly or impertinently; to assail or answer with impertinent language; to jeer at → 1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► GAB AGAIN to give an impertinent reply when reprimanded → 1721 Sc.
► GADGE to dictate impertinently; to talk idly → 1719 Sc.
► SASS to speak rudely or impertinently to a person; to answer someone back → 1856 N. Amer. colloq.
► SAUCE to speak impudently or impertinently to someone → 1862 UK
► SMART OFF to talk to or answer someone in an impertinent or rude manner → 1902 orig. & chiefly US
► SMART-TALK to talk to or answer in an impertinent or rude way → 1936
► TIPPERTANT to speak impertinently → 1885 Eng. dial.