adjective · rare

snarky

snarky · snarkier · snarkiest

сардонічний

раздражительный, эксцентричный, чудаковатый

gereizt, eigenartig, launisch

Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritationSnide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation.

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UK/ˈsnɑː.ki/US/ˈsnɑɹ.ki/

» Tom made a snarky comment.

Meaning

2 senses

(humorous, informal, often)Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation.
bissig, spöttelnd, sarkastisch
е́дкийjédkij, язви́тельныйjazvítelʹnyj, ехидныйjexidnyj
(obsolete)Irritable, irritated.

More definitions

disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking

Examples

6 sentences

Tom made a snarky comment.
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Keep your snarky comments to yourself.
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Sami's girlfriend was so snarky.
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Robert made a snarky comment.
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Up to 60% of Imogen of the Internet's nonverbal social cues are snarky hashtags.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

sarcastic and irreverent:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

sarcastic and irreverent:

Origin

From snark + -y; 1906, as “irritable”, from snark (“to snort”), by onomatopoeia (1866). Co

From snark + -y; 1906, as “irritable”, from snark (“to snort”), by onomatopoeia (1866). Compare Low German snarken (“to snore”), North Frisian snarke, Swedish snarka. In the sense “sarcastic” popularized in the late 1990s.

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