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sarcast

noun
sar·​cast | \ -kast\
plural sarcasts

Definition of sarcast

: an adept in sarcasm : a sarcastic person This was not meant to be a serious invention. But the smiley and its cousins succeeded where generations of misunderstood sarcasts had failed.— Megan Garber, Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2013

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History and Etymology for sarcast

probably back-formation from sarcastical

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