snarky
- adjective
- /ˈsnɑrki/
- Informal
- No need to be snarky about it.
- a snarky comment
- a snarky tweet
- a snarky remark
I look slash looked like a snarky little shit.
- I look slash looked like a snarky little shit.
- Or was that headline you just heard some of my snarky sarcasm?
- It's, it's adversarial antagonistic, it's backbiting, it's snarky, it's sarcastic.
- Copa what I guess happen if this isn't like a snarky question.
- And when I do, sometimes I'm I can be pretty snarky, but it's all in good fun.
- I would add however, I would add to just to be just to be snarky.
- And so one of the things that we have tried to avoid a little bit is not to be snarky about the president, not to be.
- Like, snarky, silly YouTube videos are in very large supply.
- was clever and snarky and adolescent and put up a fake Myspace page
- You need to keep asking pointed, doubtful, skeptical, snarky questions that our reporters are too afraid to ask.
- A more agreeable truthseer child may not be snarky about it, it may just register in the expression on their face.
- A more agreeable Truth Seer child may not be snarky about it, it may just register in the expression on their face.
Examples
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His natural tendency was to be a little snarky, but he tried to disguise it under a patina of false goodwill.
Fiction book (1996) -
And when I do, sometimes I'm I can be pretty snarky, but it's all in good fun.
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All those times I asked you for help, you were always so full of some snarky comments, remember?
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Snarky, but I'll allow it.
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I wish this was more of a snarky joke than it is, sadly.
Blog text (1) -
Like, snarky, silly YouTube videos are in very large supply.
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Gentlemen, we've made it to the end without being as snarky as most of the Internet was about this presentation.
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And I write snarky emails, but that's bad.
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So it's important not to engage with the snarky critics because this isn't for them.
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I couldn't help but laugh at her snarky remarks during the meeting.
Synonyms
Using words that say the opposite of what you mean to mock or hurt someone
Saying mocking or hurtful things in a quiet indirect way
Showing dry, slightly mocking humor and not taking things seriously
Being short and rude in the way someone speaks
Showing mocking, bitter humor that makes fun of people
Being cheeky and trying to be clever in a way that annoys others
Saying quick clever remarks that are often funny and a little sarcastic
Having a sharp, unfriendly tone that criticizes others
Having a mean or hurtful tone that makes people feel small
To say mocking or rude things to tease someone
Having a rude, mocking look or voice that shows dislike
Antonyms
How Snarky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Snarky comes from the word snark, meaning 'a mean or mocking remark', and it may be related to words like 'snarl' or 'snide'. Picture someone 'snorting' a quick, biting comment — short and a little angry. That's why snarky means sarcastic and mocking.