English Explanatory Dictionary

snarky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation.
  2. Irritable, irritated.

Pronunciation

/ˈsnɑɹ.ki/ /ˈsnɑː.ki/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-snarky.wav

Word forms

snarky snarkier snarkiest

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

cranky

Derived words

snarkcastic snark snarkily snarkiness snarkism
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