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Definition 2024

snarky

snarky

English

Adjective

snarky ‎(comparative snarkier, superlative snarkiest)

(informal) Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation, often humorously.

Translations

sarcastic and irreverent

Dutch: sarcastisch, oneerbiedig, bijtend (nl), grievend (nl)
Finnish: äkäinen (fi)
German: bissig (de), spöttelnd, sarkastisch (de), beißend (de), maliziös (de), abfällig (de)

Latin: dicax
Polish: kąśliwy, cięty
Russian: е́дкий (ru) m ‎(jédkij), язви́тельный (ru) m ‎(jazvítelʹnyj), ехидный (ru) m ‎(jexidnyj)
Spanish: sarcástico, mordaz (es)

Derived terms

snark (in noun sense of “snarky remarks”)
snarkily
snarkism
snarkiness

References

↑ “snarky” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).