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"Snarky"; "Snark"

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21 pointsjjgreen9 comments

I have to say that the first things that comes to mind (!) when I think of "snarky" are Culture drones...

I 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.
    ...

mentioned in TFA

>The etymology does not go back to Lewis Carroll’s 1876 poem about an imaginary creature,

I had always just assumed it was a blend of "snide" and "sarcastic". interesting to see it's not related to either word!

I'm borrowing this: “They are the rankest narks vot ever God put guts into, or ever farted in a kickses case.”

I didn't know this was a Britishism! As a certified British person I can recommend snark as both a word and a practice.

>snark as both a word and a practice.

"As a certified British person, then practice what you preach. (Americans won't all get that).

Snarky Snark and the Funky Bunch used it all the time in their lyrics

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