snide

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snide

/snaɪd/
/snɛɪd/ Northumbria

Rhymes with -aɪd

Where it comes from

Probably from a dialectal variant of snithe (“sharp, cutting, cold”). See snithe (adjective).

Alternatively, possibly a metathetic corruption of Middle English snythand (“piercing (the heart), cold, biting”, literally and figuratively). More at snithe (verb).

Compare typologically cutting, Russian ко́лкий (kólkij) (akin to коло́ть (kolótʹ)).

adjective snider · snidest

Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way. Don't make snide remarks to me.
Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible. Have nothing to do with snide goods; let it be known throughout the world that the farmers and dairymen, yea, and those engaged in other industries in the great State of Illinois, produce only the best of everything in their lines, and we will be the last to feel the effects of over-production.

noun snides

countable An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat.
uncountable Counterfeit money.

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adj nasty, sarcastic

Español	socarrón
Português	sarcástico
Français	sarcastique
Deutsch	abfällig, verächtlich, herabsetzend, spöttisch
Italiano	sarcastico, derisorio, sprezzante, schernevole
Русский	глумли́вый glumlívyj, насме́шливый nasméšlivyj, язвительный jazvitelʹnyj

adj tricky, deceptive

Français	trompeur
Deutsch	betrügerisch
Русский	обма́нчивый obmánčivyj

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@misc{snide_2026,
  title = {snide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}