Snarky

[Benjamin J Barrett]

The AHD4 online gives:
    "Slang Irritable or short-tempered; irascible."

The Urban Dictionary
(http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snarky) gives:
    "(adjective) describes a witty mannerism, personality, or behavior
that is a combination of sarcasm and cynicism. Usually accepted as a
complimentary term. Snark is sometimes mistaken for a snotty or arrogant
attitude."

Here's a citation that doesn't surely doesn't fit in the AHD definition,
though I'm not 100% sure about the UD definition (citation from
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/13/viewer.reax/):

"Tim from Maryland:

"While Kerry sometimes leans too heavily on statistics and arcane
figures, it is clear he has a command of the issues impacting the lives
of most Americans, and has a thoughtful plan to address each one. Bush
is clearly looking past the questions for any opportunity to place a
prepared one-liner fed him by a speech writer. If Bush spent his energy
studying the issues facing this country, and spent a little less time
being snarky, he might just learn about what the rest of us need from
our president."

Could Tim mean that the President is being sarcastic/cynical or perhaps
snotty? The citation doesn't seem definite, but it is interesting.

Benjamin Barrett
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