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Revision as of 05:25, 5 July 2017
English
Etymology
Lua error in Module:affix/templates at line 38: The |lang= parameter is not used by this template. Place the language code in parameter 1 instead.; 1906, as “irritable”, from 1866 snark (“to snort”), by onomatopoeia. Compare Low German snarken, North Frisian snarke, Swedish snarka.[1]
Adjective
snarky (comparative snarkier, superlative snarkiest)
- (informal) Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation, often humorously.
Translations
sarcastic and irreverent
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Derived terms
- snark (in noun sense of “snarky remarks”)
- snarkily
- snarkism
- snarkiness
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “snarky”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.