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[kellinator]

Lately I've been getting a lot of comments asking what snark is. So I'm thinking, we need a definitive definition of "snark." Post your best try and your definition may end up on my info page.

Here's what Homicide had to say on the subject:

Kellerman: You sure you want me with you?
Bayliss: Yeah. Sure, why not?
Kellerman: I don't know. The last time we worked together, you, uh, were kinda snarky.
Bayliss: Snarky?
Kellerman: Yeah. Snarky. You know, from the ancient Greek, meaning butthead.

Comments

I honestly didn't think I'd find it, but...

[kmn-rdr-caoimhe.livejournal.com]

[Lewis Carroll, via the Michigan Terminal System] 1. A system failure. When a user's process bombed, the operator would get the message "Help, Help, Snark in MTS!"

2. More generally, any kind of unexplained or threatening event on a computer (especially if it might be a boojum). Often used to refer to an event or a log file entry that might indicate an attempted security violation. See snivitz.

3. UUCP name of snark.thyrsus.com, home site of the Hacker Jargon File versions 2.*.*.

So sayeth dictionary.com.