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- noun The quality of being
snarky .
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Examples
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Is it that you believe snarkiness is a decent substitute for a discussion?
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Sad Victory for Thuggery in Texas 2010
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The Second Edition (1908), online here, proves that snarkiness is not a recent invention of the blogosphere.
Reading log frankwu 2007
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When it was on - the chemistry sizzled and he was totally her equal in snarkiness and smarts.
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However, there has also undeniably always been an uneasy relationship between creative writing and literary criticism, sometimes verging on hostility, and I don't just mean the "snarkiness," as it's now called, that some creative writers justifiably resent vis-a-vis some book reviewers.
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But down the homestretch, he contained his trademark "snarkiness" by "minimizing the chances for a nasty mayoral moment" with shorter press conferences.
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I miss Molly's words so very much and always thought that she struck a good balance between good-natured humor and "snarkiness" with common-sense, insightful political commentary.
Times Public Editor Hammers Maureen Dowd's Coverage Of Hillary 2009
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Whatever that word means, it's probably the opposite of "snarkiness," a modern media hallmark.
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For someone who has built a reputation based upon "snarkiness", you have an awfully huge and giving heart.
And that as they say is vat...err that. Miss Snark 2007
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You are of course free to debate the books and characters here But if you cannot do so without resorting to the kind of snarkiness or rudeness that passes itself off as wittisism but is in reality childishness better suited to a grade school playground, then simply go.
Crazy Screechy Monkeys 1, Best-Selling Author 0 « Whatever 2007
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A classy response to a comment that didn't really deserve it because of the comment's own "snarkiness".
Dear Anonymous, Susan Palwick 2007
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