sarcast

noun

sar·​cast

-kast

plural sarcasts

: 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

Word History

Etymology

probably back-formation from sarcastical

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