To be a bit concerned about someone about someone calling my daughter this

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We were at a family party and someone that we don’t know very well (but seems was quite friendly and nice) called my daughter a ‘saucepot’. I didn’t think much of it at the time but I googled it later and found out it was a phrase to describe someone being sexy. He’ll be at another event in a couple of weeks..AIBU to find it a bit weird and want to keep more of a distance?

I am so surprised to hear this described as 'sexy'! Definitely heard it plenty and only ever as 'cheeky'.

I was brought up by my grandparents though, so perhaps it is an age thing as above? I was definitely always being cheeky/mischievous when called it.

I’ve always thought it meant cheeky and sassy. I wouldn’t have thought twice about it!

This.

Look at everyone jumping to paedo 🤣 I imagine he meant sasspot/sassy/cheeky etc. I doubt he'd say it if he thought it meant sexy and he was some sort of predator

The Association of British Scrabble Players agrees with me

saucepot: a cheeky person

https://www.absp.org.uk/words/qualimpertinence.shtml

It means cheeky/sparky.
Common term once, old fashioned now. It really does not mean sexy !

He most likely meant cheeky.

If he was a creepy peado he would hardly advertise the fact by approaching mothers to tell them their two year old daughters are sexy.

Same. My gran used to say “Enough of your sauce!” If you were cheeky to her.

' Saucepot' to me has always meant sexy. I honestly didn't realise it could have other meanings until this thread...

You really do learn something new everyday on MN!

My grandfather used to use it, only to small children. It was an affectionate term that just meant cheeky, high-spirited. I have cousins in their 50s who still use it, and I wouldn't be surprised if their children do too.

But heaven forbid that people should not take the opportunity to be offended. I wouldn't want that!

Wee saucepot = sassy little thing. Poor man with some of the comments on here!

FGS get a grip. It means cheeky.

Agreed.

Just means that she's checky/rude

I assume it comes from 'saucy', which, when used of an adult, does tend to mean 'sexy', 'suggestive'; but when used of a child, means 'cheeky'. I've never heard it used in the 'sexy' sense about a child.

sassy and cheeky here in canada as well.

It's means cheeky, ffs people are so over dramatic, nobody can say anything any more - this poor guys now been branded a pedophile by half the people on here for no reason.

I’ve only heard that term used as in fun and cheeky or sassy.

It means cheeky, or with a bold personality, nothing sexual at all.

What has the world come to - Sauce pot relates to a child who is cheeky.

Get a grip op

Poor man! It means cheeky and is used for girls AND boys

How old was this man? I think you might be overthinking this, OP - I am 50 and grew up reading a lot of comics and children's books written in the 50s/60s and that was quite an innocuous term and affectionate term for a little girl. It was usually in the context of a child asking a question of an adult, like how old they were or something. Although I'd admit it would be a bit strange being said without a context.

Another vote for cheeky here.

My Mum who would be over 100 now used to use it to both me and my brother if we had been up to mischief. She would never have said anything that she thought would have any sexual connotations.

You can't know how he meant it. How about you talk to him and say that it's the type of term that could bother people.
Saying nothing a stewing about it is pointless.

I'd put minx in the same category. I do not like children called names like that but I think it's not with bad or pervy intentions (usually!)
A lot of us grew up with Minnie the Minx

I can't stand little girls being called princess tbh