lippiness
Insolent verbal attitude
Lippiness is the quality of being lippy—talking back, being cheeky, or showing disrespect through words.
It's the kind of sass that gets teenagers in trouble with parents and employees called into HR.
His lippiness with the ref earned him a technical foul.
The word carries a tone of mild disapproval but often with a hint of grudging amusement at someone's nerve.
Insolent verbal response
- sassImpertinent verbal attitude
- impudenceShameless boldness toward superiors
- cheekAudacity or facial side
- insolenceBold, offensive disrespect
disrespect · talking back · mouthing off · attitude · rebelliousness · disobedience · impertinence · audacity
Defying workplace authority
- HREmployee management department
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- write-upDocumented account or review
- warningAlert about danger
misconduct · authority · supervisor · unprofessional · dismissal · reprimand · disrespectful · confrontational
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
- eye-rollingExpressive gesture of annoyance
- sulkingSilent, resentful withdrawal
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
rebellion · moodiness · defiance · slamming doors · huffing · sighing · sneering · dismissiveness
backtalk
Insolent verbal response
- sassImpertinent verbal attitude
- impudenceShameless boldness toward superiors
- cheekAudacity or facial side
insolence · disrespect · talking back · mouthing off · attitude · rebelliousness · disobedience · impertinence · audacity · brashness
insubordination
Defying workplace authority
- HREmployee management department
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- write-upDocumented account or review
warning · misconduct · authority · supervisor · unprofessional · dismissal · reprimand · disrespectful · confrontational · challenging
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
- eye-rollingExpressive gesture of annoyance
- sulkingSilent, resentful withdrawal
hormones · rebellion · moodiness · defiance · slamming doors · huffing · sighing · sneering · dismissiveness · contempt
lippinessrespectfulness
Quality of showing esteem
deference · compliance · obedience · politeness · courtesy
lip, lipstick, lippy, lipped, lipless, liplike, lippie, lippies, lip-sync