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snarky

/ˈsnɑɹ.ki/ US
/ˈsnɑː.ki/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ki

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From snark + -y; 1906, as “irritable”, from snark (“to snort”), by onomatopoeia (1866). Compare Low German snarken (“to snore”), North Frisian snarke, Swedish snarka. In the sense “sarcastic” popularized in the late 1990s.

adjective snarkier · snarkiest

humorous, informal, often Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation. In spite of its inherent banality, and because my editors let me relieve my dyspepsia by writing snarky captions, it is regularly one of the more popular destinations on the Globe and Mail website.
obsolete Irritable, irritated. 'I hate you,' she said briefly, and Philip understood. 'I couldn't help it,' he said; 'I did want to do something by myself.' And Lucy understood. 'And besides,' he said, 'I was coming back for you. Don't be snarky about it, Lu.
Similar: cranky

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adj sarcastic and irreverent

Español	mordaz, vivaracho
Português	debochado, ranzinza
Deutsch	bissig, spöttelnd, sarkastisch, beißend, maliziös, abfällig
Ελληνικά	σαρκαστικός sarkastikós, δηκτικός diktikós
Русский	е́дкий jédkij, язви́тельный jazvítelʹnyj, ехидный jexidnyj, ко́лкий kólkij

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@misc{snarky_2026,
  title = {snarky},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snarky},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}