Definitions of sarcasm on the Web:
* witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
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* Sarcasm is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing. ...
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* A form of humor that is marked by mocking with irony, sometimes conveyed in speech with vocal over-emphasis. Saying something that is opposite of what is intended to be meant; An act of sarcasm
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* sarcastic - expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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* sarcastically - in a sarcastic manner; "`Ah, now we're getting at the truth,' he interposed sarcastically"
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* sarcastic - Containing sarcasm; Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm
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* is one kind of irony; it is praise which is really an insult; sarcasm generally invovles malice, the desire to put someone down, eg, "This is my brilliant son, who failed out of college."
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* A form of verbal irony, expressing sneering, personal disapproval in the guise of praise. (Oddly enough, sarcastic remarks are often used between ...
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* the use of praise to mock someone or something; the use of mockery or verbal irony
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* A form of sneering criticism in which disapproval is often expressed as ironic praise.
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* harsh, caustic personal remarks to or about someone; less subtle than irony
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* A verbal tone in which it is obvious from context that the speaker means the opposite of what he or she says. ?Mom, I?d love to see Howard the Duck with you? is probably a phrase you would say sarcastically.
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