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snark

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1. snark - Noun

2. snark - Verb

3. Snark - Proper noun

Meaning


snark (uncountable)

Snide remarks or attitude.
Synonyms: sarcasm, snideness

To express oneself in a snarky fashion.

(obsolete) To snort.

(literary) The fictional creature of Lewis Carroll's poem, used allusively to refer to fruitless quest or search.

(mathematics) A graph in which every node has three branches, and the edges cannot be coloured in fewer than four colours without two edges of the same colour meeting at a point.

(physics) A fluke or unrepeatable result or detection in an experiment.
Cabrera's Valentine's Day monopole detection or some extremely energetic cosmic rays could be examples of snarks.

A fictional animal in Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark.

A ketch built by Jack London named after Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark

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Although Lewis Carroll thought of The Hunting of the Snark as a nonsense ballad for children, it is hard to imagine-in fact one shudders to imagine-a child of today reading and enjoying it. Martin Gardner

Much fruitless speculation has been spent over supposed hidden meanings in Lewis Carroll's Hunting of the Snark. The inclination to search for these was strictly natural, though the search was destined to fail. Henry Holiday

Social media has created a legion of social delinquents, billions of people speaking not their minds but their spleens, venting everything from the gum-cracking snark befitting a hair-twisting mallrat to the froth-flecked rage of a bell tower marksman. Steven Weber

What I don't like is snark for snark's sake. If you are going to make fun of me, at least be witty while doing it. Timothy Ferriss

After the announcement that they had tested positive for the coronavirus, I tweeted that I hope we can all remain civil, avoid snark, seek lessons and wish the Trumps a swift recovery. Source: Internet

As for the word "Snark", Carroll did not give it any meaning. Source: Internet

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