snark
1[ snahrk ]
/ snɑrk /
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noun
a mysterious, imaginary animal.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Origin of snark
1First recorded in 1876; coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem The Hunting of the Snark
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[ snahrk ]
/ snɑrk /
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
21910–15; dial. snark ‘to nag, find fault with’; apparently identical with snark, snork ‘to snort, snore’, probably <Dutch, Low German snorken ‘to snore’
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