Is a snarka snake + shark combo
or
or
a snide + remark combo?
According to yourdictionary.com a snark is -
"An imaginary animal created by Lewis Carroll in his poem 'The Hunting of the Snark'"
"An imaginary animal created by Lewis Carroll in his poem 'The Hunting of the Snark'"
According to Urban Dictionary a snark is -
"A combination of "snide" and "remark". Sarcastic comment(s)."
I have to believe that the predominant usage of the word snark in this day and age of blogging refers to the latter.
4 comments:
I agree. The latter seems closer to the mark.
The Urban Dictionary definition may be back-formed from "snarky", which in turn derives from the verb "snark" (OED: find fault (with), nag. L19). I suspect that the "snide" + "remark" => "snark" formula, though imaginative, is misguided. But I'm open to persuasion!
By the way, you have a stray apostrophe in the post title.
Stan - Thank you for your informative comment. I fully agree with your back-formation thoughts, I was mainly commenting on the popular and current usage of the word.
P.S. Thank you for catching my stray. I have been on vacation too long. My fingers may be typing but my brain is on the dock enjoying a cocktail.
You're very welcome. I hope you had lovely holiday!
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