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

Examples of snark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

It’s filled with office snark and sarcasm that is sure to make the whole team crack up. —Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2024

From snark to high-minded abolitionism Newspapers had been around for centuries, but as American rates of literacy rose, millions of ordinary citizens became daily news junkies. —Jon Grinspan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024

Verb

Or snark on Kendall Jenner’s odd gas station photo shoot? —Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Nov. 2023

Eventually, your mind tunes out the plot in order to snark about the craft. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023

Word History

Etymology

Noun

back-formation from snarky

Verb

back-formation from snarky

First Known Use

Noun

1999, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1987, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

snark

noun

ˈsnärk 

informal

: an attitude or expression of sarcasm or mockery

snark verb