"Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried,
As he landed his crew with care;
Supporting each man on the top of the tide
By a finger entwined in his hair.
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"Snark is often conflated with cynicism, which is a troublesome misreading. Snark may speak in cynical terms about a cynical world, but it is not cynicism itself. It is a theory of cynicism.
I have to say that the first things that comes to mind (!) when I think of "snarky" are Culture drones...
I recall the poem, The Hunting of the Snark:
mentioned in TFA
>The etymology does not go back to Lewis Carroll’s 1876 poem about an imaginary creature,
I had always just assumed it was a blend of "snide" and "sarcastic". interesting to see it's not related to either word!
I'm borrowing this: “They are the rankest narks vot ever God put guts into, or ever farted in a kickses case.”
I didn't know this was a Britishism! As a certified British person I can recommend snark as both a word and a practice.
>snark as both a word and a practice.
"As a certified British person, then practice what you preach. (Americans won't all get that).
Snarky Snark and the Funky Bunch used it all the time in their lyrics
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"Snark is often conflated with cynicism, which is a troublesome misreading. Snark may speak in cynical terms about a cynical world, but it is not cynicism itself. It is a theory of cynicism.
The practice of cynicism is smarm."
From Tom Scocca's "On Smarm" essay, 2013
https://www.gawkerarchives.com/on-smarm-1476594977