saucebox en · NOUN
Etymology
From sauce + box.
Meanings
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(colloquial) A saucy, impudent or impertinent person.
Grilla: You are too perstreperous, sauce-box.
1628, John Ford, The Lover's Melancholy, II.i:
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(colloquial) The mouth.
“Shut your saucebox and get out of my sight,” Blade said.
2015, Bec McMaster, Of Silk and Steam:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sauceboxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |