sarky

Etymology

Clipping of sarcastic + -y.

adj

  1. (Britain, informal) Sarcastic.
    Full of Coxon's trademark sarky lyricism, this 14-track concept album celebrates and laments the bittersweet nature of love, avoiding being dull or mawkish by being so gorgeous and satisfyingly coherent. 2006-02-19, Nosheen Iqbal, “Graham Coxon, Love Travels at Illegal Speeds”, in The Observer
    It would seem that during his Bournemouth team’s recent 2-1 defeat at Sheffield United, referee Jon Moss gave the hosts some “soft fouls” and made “little sarky comments” that “didn’t help”. 2020-02-12, Scott Murray, “Dan Gosling, Jon Moss and breath-freshening hard candy”, in The Guardian

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