# sarcasm

Pronunciation: US say "SAHR-kaz-uhm" /ˈsɑːɹˌkæzəm/; UK say "SAH-kaz-uhm" /ˈsɑːˌkæzəm/

## Noun

1. The use of sharp, biting language to mock or show contempt, often through verbal irony and, in speech, often marked by exaggerated emphasis and sneering.
   - Simple: Mocking words, often the opposite of what you mean, used to make fun of someone or something.
   - _Years of teaching high school had made her almost immune to sarcasm._
   - _The reviewer's sarcasm was unmistakable: she called the four-hour film "a brisk little outing."_

## Origin

English took sarcasm from Late Latin sarcasmus, which goes back to Ancient Greek sarkasmós (“a sneer”). The Greek noun comes from the verb sarkázō, used for “I gnash the teeth (in anger)” but literally “I strip off the flesh”, which is built on sárx (“flesh”).

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sarcasm (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).