SNARK Definition & Meaning

snark

[ snahrk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a mysterious, imaginary animal.

snark

[ snahrk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

to be critical in a rude or sarcastic way:
to snark about the neighbors.

noun

rude or sarcastic criticism.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of snark¹

First recorded in 1876; coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem The Hunting of the Snark

Origin of snark²

First recorded in 1910–15; dialectal snark “to nag, find fault with”; apparently identical with snark, snork “to snort, snore,” probably from Dutch, Low German snorken “to snore”

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And at times, Hester does feel like a stone skipping across a continent-wide toxic lake, with quick observations full of snark.

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The problem is that by starting from a place of snark, the movie ensures we’ll never see the monkey as anything but a novelty gag, the dropping of its drumstick hand a gore lover’s dopamine fix.

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What’s become apparent to me now in a way that wasn’t before is that my old penchant for snark and irony, forged in the fires of being Extremely Online for too many years, is not going to save me.

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Stanley Tucci brings his delicious snark to “Conclave.”

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That bit of snark isn’t meant to critique these nominee selections which look fairly thoughtful.

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