Sarcastic
adjective
Saying something in a way that means the opposite, often to mock or criticize.
She gave him a sarcastic smile and walked away.
Often appears as...
- sarcastic remark
- sarcastic tone
adjective
Marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt.
He made a sarcastic comment about her dress.
Often appears as...
- sarcastic comment
- sarcastic joke
adjective
Saying something in a way that means the opposite, often to mock or criticize.
She gave him a sarcastic smile and walked away.
Often appears as...
- sarcastic remark
- sarcastic tone
adjective
Marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt.
He made a sarcastic comment about her dress.
Often appears as...
- sarcastic comment
- sarcastic joke
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Sarcasm can hurt feelings, so it's important to know when it's appropriate.
His sarcastic 'Nice job on the broken vase!' made her upset.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Obvious
Sometimes sarcasm is subtle; listen for a change in tone or expect the unexpected.
Saying 'What a great weather!' in a storm hints at sarcasm.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
Understanding the situation is key to detecting sarcasm.
Laughing at a spilled drink and saying 'Perfect timing!' is sarcastic.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Sarcasm can hurt feelings, so it's important to know when it's appropriate.
His sarcastic 'Nice job on the broken vase!' made her upset.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Obvious
Sometimes sarcasm is subtle; listen for a change in tone or expect the unexpected.
Saying 'What a great weather!' in a storm hints at sarcasm.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
Understanding the situation is key to detecting sarcasm.
Laughing at a spilled drink and saying 'Perfect timing!' is sarcastic.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Sarcasm can hurt feelings, so it's important to know when it's appropriate.
His sarcastic 'Nice job on the broken vase!' made her upset.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Obvious
Sometimes sarcasm is subtle; listen for a change in tone or expect the unexpected.
Saying 'What a great weather!' in a storm hints at sarcasm.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
Understanding the situation is key to detecting sarcasm.
Laughing at a spilled drink and saying 'Perfect timing!' is sarcastic.
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The most notorious...
One woman said that getting to know him was “like running against a pitchfork.” Cope, on the other hand, was charismatic and given to bold theorizing. But he was also sarcastic and temperamental. By his own admission, he wasn’t “constructed for getting along comfortably with the general run of people.”
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What is verbal irony? -...
he probably doesn't actually mean that. He probably means that the weather is horrible, but he has said the opposite. This is verbal irony when the speaker says the opposite of what he means. I know what you're thinking. Isn't this sarcasm, isn't the speaker being sarcastic? Yes.
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Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
reversed and had a look binoculars IPCC's those are just rocks and then started cackling and you can imagine very sarcastic me that my mom apparently has been sitting quietly ever since has not said in other words to my dad she doesn't like it really tease it so it's
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Why should you read...
and from Dante to Dublin slang. As suggested by the title, some of these allusions revolve around Homer's "Odyssey." Each chapter is named after a character or episode from the "Odyssey," but the literary references are often coy, debatable, sarcastic, or disguised.
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The secret student...
before the last city is a heap of rubble… before the last youth of our nation bleeds to death Don’t forget that each people gets the government it deserves!” At a time when a sarcastic remark could constitute treason, this language was unprecedented.
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How a "Hi Level" Mindset...
The fourth step, to be exact. Remove all negative people out of your life immediately. Anybody that's semidoubtful or naysaying, get them out. If you're talking about your dreams and goals and they give small, sarcastic remarks boot them.
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Safari Live - Day 154 PIPE...
viewers what they want all the time he is of course being sarcastic but something interesting is just gone on in that thicket I suspect a senior member of the herd said you youngsters get out of here
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Safari Live - Day 292 PIPE...
of the universe says that they're drinking more water just watching us I know you got to keep drinking stay hydrated folks I was going to make a sarcastic comment but I'm going to hold
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Greatest Fights In The...
old shells are highly prized and this one is occupied by a sarcastic fringehead these fish are exceptionally quarrelsome they have
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Sarcastic Fringehead...
old shells are highly prized and this one is occupied by a sarcastic
Video examples
The most notorious...
One woman said that getting to know him was “like running against a pitchfork.” Cope, on the other hand, was charismatic and given to bold theorizing. But he was also sarcastic and temperamental. By his own admission, he wasn’t “constructed for getting along comfortably with the general run of people.”
Video examples
What is verbal irony? -...
he probably doesn't actually mean that. He probably means that the weather is horrible, but he has said the opposite. This is verbal irony when the speaker says the opposite of what he means. I know what you're thinking. Isn't this sarcasm, isn't the speaker being sarcastic? Yes.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
reversed and had a look binoculars IPCC's those are just rocks and then started cackling and you can imagine very sarcastic me that my mom apparently has been sitting quietly ever since has not said in other words to my dad she doesn't like it really tease it so it's
Video examples
Why should you read...
and from Dante to Dublin slang. As suggested by the title, some of these allusions revolve around Homer's "Odyssey." Each chapter is named after a character or episode from the "Odyssey," but the literary references are often coy, debatable, sarcastic, or disguised.
Video examples
The secret student...
before the last city is a heap of rubble… before the last youth of our nation bleeds to death Don’t forget that each people gets the government it deserves!” At a time when a sarcastic remark could constitute treason, this language was unprecedented.
Video examples
How a "Hi Level" Mindset...
The fourth step, to be exact. Remove all negative people out of your life immediately. Anybody that's semidoubtful or naysaying, get them out. If you're talking about your dreams and goals and they give small, sarcastic remarks boot them.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 154 PIPE...
viewers what they want all the time he is of course being sarcastic but something interesting is just gone on in that thicket I suspect a senior member of the herd said you youngsters get out of here
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Safari Live - Day 292 PIPE...
of the universe says that they're drinking more water just watching us I know you got to keep drinking stay hydrated folks I was going to make a sarcastic comment but I'm going to hold
Video examples
Greatest Fights In The...
old shells are highly prized and this one is occupied by a sarcastic fringehead these fish are exceptionally quarrelsome they have
Video examples
Sarcastic Fringehead...
old shells are highly prized and this one is occupied by a sarcastic
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Quote examples
Twinkle Khanna
Indian Businesswoman
I never said I'm not a feminist! I wrote one column where I was being sarcastic, and I called myself a 'wombist'. Now which sane person would say that 'wombist' is a better term than feminist? I was being sarcastic, and perhaps it was my fault in not getting the point across as clearly as I would have liked to. I don't think there's any doubt.
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Zooey Deschanel
American Actress
I played a lot of sarcastic, wisecracking characters for a long time, and people would think that was me. And it's very much not me, and then people would think I was being sarcastic when I wasn't: 'Oh, you're making fun of me right now.' And I wasn't!
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Joaquin Phoenix
American Actor
I once told a journalist that girls call me 'Kitten,' but I couldn't have been more sarcastic, and no matter how many times I've said that it was a joke, it still doesn't go away.
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Fiona Apple
American Musician
I got into therapy in the fifth grade because I said in a sarcastic way that I was going to kill myself, and they didn't get it then. Nothing's changed.
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Kelli O'Hara
American Actress
I suppose there are a lot of reasons to be jaded or sarcastic or bitter in life, but I hang on to the reasons why life is beautiful.
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Oliver Sykes
English Musician
Happy Song' is a sarcastic open letter to the world about how we use superficial and trivial things to ignore the real problems.
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Patrick Ness
American Author
The world is cynical and sarcastic, but that doesn't mean that that's always the truth.
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Lea Thompson
American Actress
In my deepest parts of sadness, I'm always making a joke or being sarcastic.
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Kevin Spacey
American Actor
My mother was sarcastic and delightful and, trust me, quite remarkable.
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Reggie Lee
Filipino Actor
I don't fancy myself as a very sarcastic person in real life.
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Twinkle Khanna
Indian Businesswoman
I never said I'm not a feminist! I wrote one column where I was being sarcastic, and I called myself a 'wombist'. Now which sane person would say that 'wombist' is a better term than feminist? I was being sarcastic, and perhaps it was my fault in not getting the point across as clearly as I would have liked to. I don't think there's any doubt.
Quote examples
Zooey Deschanel
American Actress
I played a lot of sarcastic, wisecracking characters for a long time, and people would think that was me. And it's very much not me, and then people would think I was being sarcastic when I wasn't: 'Oh, you're making fun of me right now.' And I wasn't!
Quote examples
Joaquin Phoenix
American Actor
I once told a journalist that girls call me 'Kitten,' but I couldn't have been more sarcastic, and no matter how many times I've said that it was a joke, it still doesn't go away.
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Fiona Apple
American Musician
I got into therapy in the fifth grade because I said in a sarcastic way that I was going to kill myself, and they didn't get it then. Nothing's changed.
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Kelli O'Hara
American Actress
I suppose there are a lot of reasons to be jaded or sarcastic or bitter in life, but I hang on to the reasons why life is beautiful.
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Oliver Sykes
English Musician
Happy Song' is a sarcastic open letter to the world about how we use superficial and trivial things to ignore the real problems.
Quote examples
Patrick Ness
American Author
The world is cynical and sarcastic, but that doesn't mean that that's always the truth.
Quote examples
Lea Thompson
American Actress
In my deepest parts of sadness, I'm always making a joke or being sarcastic.
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Kevin Spacey
American Actor
My mother was sarcastic and delightful and, trust me, quite remarkable.
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Reggie Lee
Filipino Actor
I don't fancy myself as a very sarcastic person in real life.
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