sarcasm
harsh, cutting, or bitter derision, often using irony to point out the deficiencies or failings of someone or something:He resorts to sarcasm when he senses he’s losing an argument.
a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms.
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- su·per·sar·casm, noun
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How to use sarcasm in a sentence
He’s no match to the original C-3PO’s fluency in 6 million forms of communication, but he’s got full linguistic mastery and can learn from humans like humans do—from observation and imitation, whether it’s using sarcasm or sticking dishes into slots.
Of course, when a student posts a split-second video of the gesture, that sarcasm is lost amid viral context collapse.
Netflix’s Sharp Satire The Chair Throws Sandra Oh Into the Politicized Powder Keg of Higher Ed | Judy Berman | August 19, 2021 | TimeThere are also plenty of mom accounts drenched in sarcasm, illustrating what a hot mess the maternal experience can be.
The many emotions of motherhood — and how to manage them | Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco | June 25, 2021 | Washington PostSo I’ve tried not to be sarcastic because sarcasm and humor do not translate.
Ron Rivera tries to keep Washington focused amid increasing coronavirus disruptions | Nicki Jhabvala | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostWe try to always keep the self-deprecation in it because that optimism we feel about people does not have room for sarcasm or negativity.
Is It Moral to Have Facebook as a Client? Colleen DeCourcy, Wieden+Kennedy Co-President, Isn’t So Sure | Eben Shapiro | October 4, 2020 | Time
Lou's valedictory has been acclaimed, without sarcasm, as baseball's Gettysburg Address.
The Stacks: The Day Lou Gehrig Delivered Baseball’s Gettysburg Address | Ray Robinson | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFriedman is acutely aware of the thin line between soap opera and sarcasm.
Lifetime’s ‘Witches of East End’ Is the Ultimate Witch Show | Anna Brand | November 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA spectre is haunting the internet—the spectre of Open sarcasm.
But it is the quest of a father and son to invent a symbol for sarcasm that will live in infamy.
The written word has question marks and exclamation points to document those thoughts, BUT sarcasm has NOTHING!
A vein of shrewd and humorous sarcasm, together with an under-current of quiet selfishness, made him a very pleasant companion. '
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.He had often been floored by argument and coughed down by contempt, but he seemed alike insensible to sarcasm and to insult.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottHis manner disconcerts me; but the sarcasm of his words and the offensive tone rouse my resentment.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanAvoid sarcasm; it will, unconsciously to yourself, degenerate into pertness, and often downright rudeness.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyI see you were not, said the stranger, an expression of quiet sarcasm playing about his mouth, or you would have known my name.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for sarcasm
/ (ˈsɑːkæzəm) /
mocking, contemptuous, or ironic language intended to convey scorn or insult
the use or tone of such language
Origin of sarcasm
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for sarcasm
A form of irony in which apparent praise conceals another, scornful meaning. For example, a sarcastic remark directed at a person who consistently arrives fifteen minutes late for appointments might be, “Oh, you've arrived exactly on time!”
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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