sarcasm

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈsɑːˌkæzəm//
United States//ˈsɑːɹˌkæzəm//

Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering.

noun

1
Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering.
Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.
2
An individual act of the above.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- Proto-Indo-European *turḱ-sder. Proto-Hellenic *súrks /*swə́rks Ancient Greek σᾰ́ρξ (sắrx) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek σᾰρκᾰ́ζω (sărkắzō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós)der. Late Latin sarcasmus English sarcasm From Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós, “a sneer”), from σαρκάζω (sarkázō, “to gnash the teeth (in anger)”, literally “to strip off the flesh”), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”).

Forms

plural: sarcasms

Sapphire · A female given name from English from the precious stone.Sara · A female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek,…Sarah · The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac in the Bible.

sarcasm · Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering.

sarcastic · Containing sarcasm.sardines · A children's game in which the players hide together, lying…sarge · An instance of sarging.

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