AEE 2618: Should You Call a Man Sassy? Gendered Words in English

All Ears English Podcast

Lindsay McMahon

Education, Business, Language Learning

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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0:00.0	This is an all ears English podcast, episode 2618. Should you call a man sassy, gendered words in
0:07.8	English? Welcome to the all ears English podcast downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you
0:17.2	feeling stuck with your English? We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent
0:22.9	by focusing on connection, not perfection,
0:26.8	with your American host, Aubrey Carter, the IELTS Whiz,
0:31.4	and Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer,
0:34.9	coming to you from Arizona and Colorado, USA. And to get your transcripts
0:42.2	delivered by email every week, go to all-earsenglish.com forward slash subscribe.
0:53.1	Today we dive into the heavily nuanced word sassy.
0:57.1	Find out exactly what it means, when to use it, and who can be called sassy.
1:01.7	Listen in today for tips on gender and vocabulary.
1:10.6	Have you ever listened to native speakers and thought, I understand the words, but I still feel slightly lost?
1:18.1	That's because real English conversations include more than vocabulary.
1:22.7	There's speed.
1:23.6	There's connected speech.
1:25.1	There are cultural references and casual phrases. Your brain has to
1:29.3	process all of this in real time. If conversations sometimes feel overwhelming, it may simply mean
1:36.0	you're ready for the next level of training. Find out your exact level with our quick, free
1:41.7	fluency quiz. Go to all earsenglish.com slash fluency score. That's all
1:47.4	airsenglish.com slash F-L-U-E-N-C-Y-S-C-O-R-E.
1:59.7	Hey, Lindsay, how are you? Hey, Aubrey. I'm doing good. How are you? Awesome. I am so excited for this
2:06.1	episode today. Do you know anyone who's sassy besides me? I'm definitely sassy. I don't really see the
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