snarky

[snahr-kee]

adjective

snarkier, snarkiest 

1. testy or irritable; short.

2. having a rudely critical tone or manner.

   snarky humor.

snarky

/ ˈsnɒːkɪ /

adjective

1. informal,  unpleasant and scornful

Other Word Forms

• snarkiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of snarky¹

snark ² + -y ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of snarky¹

C20: from _sarcastic + _nasty

Example Sentences

“Let’s lay aside the Facebook post we’ll use to justify our ‘rightness’ and skip the snarky meme demonizing the ‘other’ party,” she wrote in a post to her constituents.

From Los Angeles Times

All well and good, until the conservative-leaning Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union representing rank-and-file officers, saw fit to issue a gratuitously snarky statement condemning the hasty arrangement.

From Los Angeles Times

This snarky, self-aware couple is the type to build themselves a smart house and name its system HAL.

From Los Angeles Times

Highlights included Hot To Go, with its viral YMCA-style dance routine; and the snarky comeuppance anthem My Kink Is Karma, which Roan dedicated "to my ex who is in the crowd tonight".

From BBC

A few reporters, members of Congress and even some White House staff made the obvious snarky comments about “over-compensating” and “wishful thinking.”

From Salon

Related Words

• cynical 
• snide