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"Snarky"; "Snark"
- arethuza 1y agoI have to say that the first things that comes to mind (!) when I think of "snarky" are Culture drones...
- swiftcoder 1y agoI recall the poem, The Hunting of the Snark: "Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on the top of the tide By a finger entwined in his hair. ...
- crtasm 1y agomentioned in TFA >The etymology does not go back to Lewis Carroll’s 1876 poem about an imaginary creature,
- benrutter 1y agoI didn't know this was a Britishism! As a certified British person I can recommend snark as both a word and a practice.
- Ylpertnodi 1y ago>snark as both a word and a practice. "As a certified British person, then practice what you preach. (Americans won't all get that).
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- mrbluecoat 1y agoSnarky Snark and the Funky Bunch used it all the time in their lyrics
- zem 1y agoI had always just assumed it was a blend of "snide" and "sarcastic". interesting to see it's not related to either word!
- shaky-carrousel 1y agoI'm borrowing this: “They are the rankest narks vot ever God put guts into, or ever farted in a kickses case.”
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- throwworhtthrow 1y ago"Snark is often conflated with cynicism, which is a troublesome misreading. Snark may speak in cynical terms about a cynical world, but it is not cynicism itself. It is a theory of cynicism. The practice of cynicism is smarm." From Tom Scocca's "On Smarm" essay, 2013 https://www.gawkerarchives.com/on-smarm-1476594977 https://www.gawkerarchives.com/on-smarm-1476594977