snark

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noun

ˈsnärk

informal

: an attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm

… no human endeavor is beyond snark these days, so lots of people enjoy hijacking a corporation's marketing hashtag to mock the company …—

Paul McFedries

snark

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verb

snarked; snarking; snarks

transitive + intransitive

: to make an irreverent or sarcastic comment : to say something snarky

Are they even willing to discuss policy rather than snark about candidates' supposed personality flaws?—

Paul Krugman

[Chrissy] Teigen said she was in the process of privately reaching out to people she had insulted in the past. She said she first started using social media to "snark at some celebrities."—

Tasneem Nashrulla

Tina Fey has embodied that all-too-rare brainy/funny/sexy trifecta since she first snarked her way through Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update."—

Entertainment Weekly

Upon gazing at the evening meal, Russell snarked: "Is this a nursery school picnic?"—

Glenn Singer

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Noun

Keep reading for more Golden Globes details and top stories: One day after hosting the Golden Globes, comedian Nikki Glaser unveiled the jokes that didn’t make her monologue — and no celebrity was safe from her snark. —

Meredith Nardino, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025 Inside Civil War, Alex Garland's provocative take on what a second American conflict could look like Where the trailer begins, everything seems calm enough: the platoon is surveiling, but still finding time for snark and pushups. —

Shania Russell, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024

Verb

For its part, the social media website, founded in 2005 and now based in San Francisco, divides up subjects, then scoops up links, videos, text posts and images, which are discussed by users, who are prone to snark, not my favorite part of the experience. —

Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Jan. 2024 Or snark on Kendall Jenner’s odd gas station photo shoot? —

Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for snark