snark

\ ˈsnärk

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Definition of snark

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

Examples of snark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Putting aside snark for a moment, the A’s have an owner who doesn’t care if his team wins and has a mousetrap in his wallet, the Giants have an owner who helps finance the coup of democracy, the Raiders have an owner who abducted his team. — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, "Warriors return to life with a win, tenacious D and weird telecast," 12 Dec. 2020 Still, the book is a chance to take stock—high highs, low lows, Trump snark and all. — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, "Yamiche Alcindor Wants America to See Its Flaws," 4 Dec. 2020 Your response, expressing surprise without snark, is the correct one, and will accomplish this. — Washington Post, "Hints From Heloise: Saving face in cases of mistaken identity," 3 Dec. 2020 The snark, laced with a heavy dose of How the Mighty Have Fallen, flew fast and furious on social media. — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, "Downtown Minneapolis will have a dollar store. Does that mean we're going downscale?," 20 Nov. 2020 Because the tree is battling back on social media – with a bit of humor and snark. — The Enquirer, "'Just a tree living in the city': Cincinnati Christmas tree gets its own Twitter account," 12 Nov. 2020 In Studio Theatre’s audio-drama production, actor Gina Daniels infuses the slogan with a delectable mixture of snark, exasperation and weariness, seasoned with a grain of despair. — Washington Post, "Audio adaptation of Beltway drama ‘Kings’ tantalizes but ultimately falls flat without a stage," 5 Nov. 2020 Expect a night filled with a lot of snark, like that of the tweet below. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, "14 Twitter and Instagram accounts you should follow for election news," 4 Nov. 2020 Instead, images of the moment unleashed a tidal wave of online snark. — Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, "No, the White House did not try to pass off hundreds of blank pages as its healthcare policy," 21 Oct. 2020

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“Snark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snark. Accessed 22 Jan. 2021.

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