noun
- a person who is impudent or cheeky, especially a child
Usage: informal; somewhat dated
Examples
- Don’t be such a saucebox when your teacher is speaking.
- The little saucebox stuck her tongue out at her brother.
- He called his nephew a saucebox after the boy made a rude comment.
- Stop being a saucebox and apologize to your grandmother.
- The teacher had to deal with a real saucebox in her classroom today.