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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.

Date: 2003-11-24 10:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gwynraven.livejournal.com
according to the Oxford English Dictionary (which tends to be considered the authority on English etymology) snark as a verb means
(1)to snore or snort (dating back to 1866)and
(2)to find fault with or nag (dating back to 1882)

snarky as an adjective means irritable, short-tempered, and 'narky' (dating back to 1906)

narky is defined as irritable, bad-tempered, sarcastic, and disparaging. (of uncertain origin)

Probably a lot more than you wanted to know :)

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