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noun
An imaginary animal (used typically with reference to a task or goal that is elusive or impossible to achieve)
‘pinning down the middle classes is like the hunting of the snark’- ‘Twelve years ago, the search for a great leg-spinner was Australian cricket's version of Lewis Carroll's hunting of the snark.’
- ‘They're so fixated on the hunting of the snark that they're prepared to flame everybody to a crisp.’
- ‘Unlike the snark, which never actually appears, the capercaillie does exist; but the huge birds are rarely seen, and have attained near-legendary status amongst the hunting fraternity.’
Origin
1876 nonsense word coined by Lewis Carroll in The Hunting of the Snark.
noun
mass nouninformal North AmericanCritical or mocking comments made in an indirect or sarcastic way.
- ‘a little more research and a little less snark might have made this an interesting post’
- ‘a worthwhile blog cannot live on snark alone’
- ‘This may be the result of a medical condition, in which case we should hold our snark.’
- ‘I'll argue, as well, that where there is ironic discourse, snark cannot be far behind.’
- ‘A little more research and a little less snark might have made this an interesting post.’
- ‘There's something intensely likable about the guy's face, and that's important - an actor filled with sarcasm or snark would torpedo this film.’
- ‘For all my snark and displeasure, there are still some good things about the Complete Seventh Season.’
- ‘I've dished out so much snark, in the past, that I figure when I'm on the receiving end, I should buck up, bite down, and take it like a soldier.’
- ‘This is not a place where snark and sarcasm are part and parcel of the social landscape.’
- ‘No snark intended, but college isn't just all about socializing and hanging out.’
- ‘Whether it's reporters, editors, or the general public, no one is above their savage snark.’
- ‘All of this inspired a good deal of snark among the Washington media.’
- ‘He deserves every bit of snark he gets for this ridiculous contention, but I still have a question: why?’
- ‘Here's the whole story - plus some bonus snark if you read to the end!’
- ‘Snark aside, this is a reasonable observation.’
- ‘I can't imagine how that came to happen; I've always tried so hard to avoid snark and be civil.’
- ‘Readers, bloggers, leave your suppositions in Comments; satire and snark are welcome.’
- ‘Gotta love the the snark of pointing out that the endorsement form is badly written.’
- ‘This, on the other hand, is just pure mean-spirited snark, the more so as it invites us to feel political schadenfreude over geniune tragedy.’
- ‘Ok, that didn't take long to devolve into totally pointless snark.’
- ‘Aside from snark, I find it very heartening, actually.’
- ‘But to automatically cry "oh, get a sense of humor" when someone points out disrespect, snark, or nastiness is disingenuous and fundamentally unkind.’
verb
[no object]informal North AmericanMake critical or mocking comments in an indirect or sarcastic way.
- ‘they even snark about her family background’
- ‘she and Holmes can't go for very long at all without snarking at one another’
- ‘I'm not going to snark even though I could.’
- ‘Hey, are they allowed to snark before I do?’
- ‘In the meantime I suspect the greatest difficulties might arise if your sister was to snark about the netbuddy situation or actively criticize you and your decision making.’
- ‘I really, truly, don't mean to snark, but your question is your answer: nobody dates because to not do so would be "unhealthy".’
- ‘Not trying to deliberately snark here, just pointing out that you seem awfully heavily invested in him letting go of something you already know he's not going to let go of.’
- ‘Eve snarks back, "Except Oscar hasn't graduated."’
- ‘It's easy to snark about this kind of thing, though.’
- ‘Never snark at someone's pronunciation.’
- ‘If you've waited a day to crack your joke, you're better off finding the next thing to snark about.’
- ‘Must resist urge to snark!’
- ‘There's nothing to snark about.’
- ‘There will always be something in D.C. to snark about.’
- ‘For some reason the site's not letting me comment and since I was going to snark anyways it's just as well.’
- ‘It only bothers me when she then snarks about other people not wanting to do the same.’
- ‘To hide their anxiety, they snark.’
- ‘"No doubt this will lead the news tonight," he snarked.’
- ‘Given that I found the link on another journal where it was also being snarked at, I'm wondering if the site owner got some rather straightforward feedback and decided to modify her presentation a bit.’
- ‘Meanwhile, the only thing I like about watching the show is snarking about the contestants.’
- ‘I've got a legitimate reason for snarking like that.’
- ‘But I'm really just snarking pre-emptively, because the next bit is the worst.’
Origin
Mid 19th century originally in the dialect senses ‘snore, snort’, ‘find fault’.
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