snarky

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After he finished his performance in last night's show, microphones picked up what sounded like a snarky comment from judge Simon Cowell.

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  • Grosvenor gave up the futile effort, and realized that Morton was about to speak again. —  The Voyage of the Space Beagle
  • Sara knew she was being a little snarky, but couldn't help it. —  Moonheart
  • After he finished his performance in last night's show, microphones picked up what sounded like a snarky comment from judge Simon Cowell. —  CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2008
  • So your snarky is the sky blue is all well and good but my honest hostility is beyond the pale? —  Think Progress
  • I just think there was little way they thought they could help their cause by being snarky, as Jack said. —  CNN Transcript Feb 1, 2008
 

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  1. From dialectal snark, to nag, from snark, snork, to snore, snort, from Dutch and Low German snorken, of imitative origin.
 

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