noun
snark
Snark (noun) means (informal) A mocking, sarcastic attitude or remark.
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(informal) A mocking, sarcastic attitude or remark.
"She liked his smile. There was neither snark nor megalomania in it, as characterized so many smiles these days."
— Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner (2017)
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Etymology
The noun sense meaning “snide remark” arose as a back-formation from snarky (1906), which itself came from the obsolete verb snark (“to snore, snort”) (1866). That verb traces to Middle English *snarken (“to snore”), from Proto-West Germanic *snarkōn, formed from snore and -k. Compare Low German snarken, North Frisian snarke, Swedish snarka and German schnarchen, as well as English snort and snore. The word is Germanic in origin, though ultimately onomatopoeic.
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What is the meaning of snark?
"snark" (noun) means (informal) A mocking, sarcastic attitude or remark.
What is another word for snark?
Other words for "snark" include sarcasm.
