Snarky

Origin

snark + -y; 1906, as “irritable”, from 1866 snark ("to snort"), by onomatopoeia. Compare Low German snarken, North Frisian snarke, Swedish snarka.

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Full definition of snarky

Adjective

1. (informal) Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation, often humorously.

Derived terms

• snark in noun sense of “snarky remarks”
• snarkily
• snarkism