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snark⋅y

  [snahr-kee]
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–adjective, snark⋅i⋅er, snark⋅i⋅est. Chiefly British Slang.
testy or irritable; short.
Origin:
1910–15; dial. snark to nag, find fault with (appar. identical with snark, snork to snort, snore, prob. < D, LG snorken to snore) + -y 1
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snark·y   (snär'kē)   
adj.   snark·i·er, snark·i·est Slang

  1. Rudely sarcastic or disrespectful; snide.

  2. Irritable or short-tempered; irascible.


[From dialectal snark, to nag, from snark, snork, to snore, snort, from Dutch and Low German snorken, of imitative origin.]
snark'i·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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snarky  (adj.)
"irritable, short-tempered," 1906, from snark (v.) "to snort" (1866), from an imitative source akin to Low Ger. snarken, N.Fris. snarke, Swed. snarka.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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