Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Rudely sarcastic or disrespectful; snide.
- adjective Irritable or short-tempered; irascible.
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- adjective informal
Snide andsarcastic ; usually out ofirritation , often humorously.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Whether or not you find the repeated use of what we called "scare quotes" in graduate school a sign of pique or merely snarky is up to readers.
McCain Campaign Gets All Ironic in Obama’s Grill - Swampland - TIME.com 2008
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What is rather ironic, Doug, is that you engage in snarky commentary on my website - yet you chide others for doing exactly the same thing elsewhere.
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I reveled in snarky book reviews and grinned wide, my lips curving into a knowing sneer.
June 2006 2006
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I reveled in snarky book reviews and grinned wide, my lips curving into a knowing sneer.
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Since its launch in 1995, Pitchfork has become trusted as the final (or at least first) word on the latest sounds, although the site has faced criticism for reviews some call snarky or elitist.
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That will soon fade as more people use the word snarky to describe someone who is being a juice.
unknown title 2009
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That will soon fade as more people use the word snarky to describe someone who is being a juice.
unknown title 2009
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That will soon fade as more people use the word snarky to describe someone who is being a juice.
unknown title 2009
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I do not think I have seen the word snarky before - but I see it is in M-W. com.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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That will soon fade as more people use the word snarky to describe someone who is being a juice.
unknown title 2009
jberkel commented on the word snarky
(informal) Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation.
July 27, 2009