Thursday, September 2, 2010

Vocabulary word of the Day - Snark




Snark [snahrk] - noun - a mysterious, imaginary animal.


Origin: 1876; coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem The Hunting of the Snark

Or, as defined by Urban Dictionary:

Snark – noun - Combination of "snide" and "remark". Sarcastic comment(s). Also snarky (adj.) and snarkily (adv.)

His commentary was rife with snark.

"Your boundless ineptitude is astounding," she snarkily declared.

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