snark
1[ snahrk ]
noun
a mysterious, imaginary animal.
Origin of snark
1First recorded in 1876; coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem The Hunting of the Snark
Other definitions for snark (2 of 2)
snark2
[ snahrk ]
verb (used without object)
to be critical in a rude or sarcastic way: to snark about the neighbors.
noun
rude or sarcastic criticism.
Origin of snark
2First 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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How to use snark in a sentence
"And don't give us that you're too busy stuff," Bakari snarks.
Moulitsas is at his best when he snarks about the inanities being passed along the airwaves and through the halls of Congress.
Something I learned in school, I guess—like the snarks and boojums.
Anything You Can Do | Gordon Randall GarrettSomething I learned in school, no doubt—like the snarks and the boojums.
Anything You Can Do ... | Gordon Randall Garrett
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