snark

snɑːrk

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Definition of snark - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

informalsarcastic or mocking remarks or attitude

Her snark made everyone laugh.

derision

mockery

sarcasm

physics

TECH.

unexpected or unrepeatable experimental result

TECH.

The scientist dismissed the finding as a snark.

anomaly

fluke

outlier

literature

Rare

mythical creature in Lewis Carroll's works

Rare

The hunting of the Snark is a famous poem by Lewis Carroll..

Verb

intr.

criticize

make a mocking or critical comment

She likes to snark about his fashion choices.

deride

mock

sarcasm

speak in a snide or sarcastic way

She loves to snark about her coworkers.

mock

taunt

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Origin of snark

English, snark (snide remark)

Examples of snark in a sentence

The article was filled with snark about the latest political scandal.
The anomaly was considered a snark by the researchers.
Many in the lab thought the data was just a snark.
Children are fascinated by the Snark in Carroll's stories.
The Snark is a mysterious creature that intrigues readers.
He tends to snark when he's in a bad mood.

They snark about the movie's plot holes.
He tends to snark when he's frustrated.
They snark about the latest office gossip.

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French:sarcasme, se moquer, ...
German:Spott, lästern, ...
Italian:sarcasmo, criticare, ...
Spanish:sarcasmo, criticar, ...
Portuguese:sarcasmo, criticar, ...
Chinese:讽刺, 讥讽, ...
Japanese:スナーク, 皮肉を言う, ...
Arabic:تَهَكُّم, أَدْلَى بِتَعْلِيق سَاخِر, ...
Hebrew:עוֹקְצָנוּת, לַעֲקוֹץ, ...
Russian:сарказм, насмехаться, ...
Ukrainian:сарказм, глузувати, ...
Hindi:तंज, तंज़ कसना, ...
Bengali:কটাক্ষ, খোঁচা মারা, ...
Catalan:sorna, fer comentaris burletes, ...
Czech:jízlivost, rýpnout si, ...
Danish:spydighed, håne, ...
Dutch:sarcasme, sneren, ...
Greek:καυστικότητα, σαρκάζω, ...
Hungarian:gúny, odaszúrni, ...
Khmer:សម្ដីចំអក, និយាយចំអក, ...
Korean:비꼼, 비꼬다, ...
Persian:نیش و کنایه, طعنه زدن, ...
Polish:sarkazm, złośliwie komentować, ...
Portuguese (BR):sarcasmo, criticar, ...
Romanian:sarcasm, a critica, ...
Swedish:spydighet, snäsa, ...
Thai:คำพูดเหน็บแนม, พูดเหน็บแนม, ...
Turkish:alaycılık, alay etmek, ...
Vietnamese:lời mỉa mai, mỉa mai, ...

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