snark

noun · /SNARK, rhymes with “park”/

Snark is a sharp, sarcastic kind of joke or comment that can feel a little mean. It can also be a made-up creature in Lewis Carroll’s poem.

In a sentence

  • "Mia’s snark about the lopsided cake made everyone giggle, but she quickly said sorry."
  • "In the poem, the sailors packed maps and nets to hunt the mysterious Snark."

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