sassy

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A.I. can be sassy, but it cannot write the tenderness of a high school drama club.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

One of its popular synthetic hosts is Vivian Steele, an AI celebrity gossip columnist with a sassy voice and a sharp tongue.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

When Martin used AI to design the character, he incorporated the prompt: “Make frequent sassy remarks that they are wasting your time. It sounds bad, but it’s really important for the story.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

It's a tale about mythical demon hunters whose power comes from their music - in this case, that's a sassy K-pop girl band called Huntrix.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

“If there’s anyone who can integrate that school, it’s you. You’re just sassy enough to pull it off.”

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals