"Which Snark Do You Prefer?" Topic

a) do we mean irony or sarcasm, two very different things and the latter rather rude. Not very sure I'd like to advertise sarcasm.

b) 'snark'???? what sort of word is that? Is it a North Americanism?

Doesn't matter. Whichever one I see I won't remember what it's supposed to mean. I am unfamiliar with this word outside of the realms of nonsense poetry.

Come on, everyone knows what a Snark is, they're the big green alien lizards from Power Pack.

b) 'snark'???? what sort of word is that? Is it a North Americanism?

It's a neologism. A combination of 'sarcastic' and 'snide'

I think. Probably, but who cares anyway?

It only exists in the OED as a nonsense word created by Lewis Carroll

::)

Yep; rubbish term, as it's only really used in North America….

A word really isn't an emoticon. What might be of better use is an 'eyeroll' smiley.

That's a good point. If the emoticon is just a word, then it is a pretty rubbish one, and not really doing its job. Why not just type the bloody word, as you won't need to hit so many keys?

Is snark a word ? Other than The hunting of the Snark of course….

in any case shouldn't it be snarc

wouldn't "sarcastic comment" be a better choice ?

"SNARK"

I thought I made it quite clear when this forst came up that we did not need one.
If anyone is offended by me, I do not wish to dilute the meaning of it.

Make one, I shan't use it.

In any event, TMP emoticons are far too small anyway, for me to be able to figure them out. They are basically a waste of time, but leave them in. For the Children.

Encouraging more snarkiness, lovely.

TMP emoticons are far too small anyway…

You prefer large emoticons?

It's a perfectly good word. My family has used "snarky" for years; e.g. "That was a bit snarky, wasn't it?" or "Why are you so snarky today?"

Of course my family talks funny. I got a funny look at work once using the term 'wonky'…

"Snark": A statement which is sarcastic, snide, cutting, typically contemptuous, often disguised as polite. For example, "Why yes, those white criss-cross belts add so much to your uniform. And it's very sporting of you to give the enemy such an excellent targeting line, too!" *snark*

The female persuasion tend to be masters of the art form. The simple statement, "Nice dress," can contain an ocean of contempt.

We need Mr. Green emoticon. The best international indicator for snarkiness, irony and sarcasm on the web.

We need Mr. Green emoticon. The best international indicator for snarkiness, irony and sarcasm on the web.

neverheardofit <rolleyes>

"neverheardofit <rolleyes>"

But you don't need it, mate. You need an icon when you're not being snarky. <mrgreen>

TMP emoticons are far too small anyway…

You prefer large emoticons?

Well, I can't read or deduce half of them now… That's the main reason I only use in my "work".

I suppose one can claim it isn't a word all one wants, but language constantly evolves (or devolves in some folks' opinion) and snark is used fairly regularly by a large number of people.

Definition in the Urban Dictionary here-- link

Do we NEED an emoticon for it?

Do we really need ANY emoticons? I'd say no, but we're kind of stuck with them now, so why not use them? Kind of like computers in general… 8)=

We definitely need one!!! Can't understand what anyone is talking about without it!
*snark*

Perhaps we should hunt them, link ?

How about a substitution so when someone uses the snark emoticon they see the text "You are clearly too dim to understand my obvious point" and everyone else sees it as "I am clearly too poor a writer to communicate my obvious point"

I'm too dim to understand what a "snark" is. :o))

mjc

Interesting to see the UK guys saying this is an American term. I have not encountered it in common usage here and assumed it was British.

snark -- is a very strange choice of word.

I think an eyes-rolling icon would be useful -- but frankly if you need to make it obvious when you are taking the then its a bit redundant.

I think an eyes-rolling icon would be useful

Me too. I have no idea what a snark is.
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Tim