A fork of Rural Dictionary
A creature defined in Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark". Decribed as those creatures "that have feathers, and bite, and those that have whiskers, and scratch".
"If your Snark be a Snark, that is right: Fetch it home by all means—you may serve it with greens, And it’s handy for striking a light. You may seek it with thimbles—and seek it with care; You may hunt it with forks and hope; You may threaten its life with a railway-share; You may charm it with smiles and soap—”
Use of sarcasm or malice in speech. Commonly found in the LiveJournal community. also snarky, snarkiness.
Not to be snarky, but I don't see how what you're saying makes any sense. "Oh, well, *that's* a good idea. How about we *all* follow *you* and jump off a cliff like lemmings?" she said snarkily.
verbal ingenuineness that is brief, subtle, yet quite stabbing. snark is often marked by deep creativity & use of psychological attack. It employs coldbloodedness and is best served unprovoked. Snark can contain hidden complimentary meaning under a mean face, but it hurts more than it strengthens. usu found in adjective form: "snarky": making use of snark.
"you looked at me like a snark while your head was extremely mentally blocked."
A derivation of the word, "snark," or "snide remark." Snarking is the act of making rude or critical remarks or otherwise "pranking" another person, normally anonymously and online.
John: Did you read the comments posted on your blog? Jane: Yeah, "bigteninch" is this assole from work who is pissed because I wouldn't go out with him. Now he's snarking me.