Snide
adjective
Being indirectly insulting or mocking.
He had a snide sense of humor that everyone didn't appreciate.
Often appears as...
- snide comment
- snide remark
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Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
An indirect insult or mockery.
She brushed off the snide from her coworker.
Often appears as...
- make a snide
- brush off a snide
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Being indirectly insulting or mocking.
He had a snide sense of humor that everyone didn't appreciate.
Often appears as...
- snide comment
- snide remark
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
An indirect insult or mockery.
She brushed off the snide from her coworker.
Often appears as...
- make a snide
- brush off a snide
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Subtle Hostility
Expresses negative feelings indirectly which can be cutting or hurtful.
After the presentation, his snide remarks implied it was a complete failure.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Nuance
Some cultures may not recognize snide humor, seeing it as direct rudeness.
His snide jokes about American food didn't go over well with the international guests.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Formality
Avoid using 'snide' in formal situations. It is seen as disrespectful or unprofessional.
In the job interview, he regretted his snide comment about their outdated equipment.
Pro Tip 1/3Subtle Hostility
Expresses negative feelings indirectly which can be cutting or hurtful.
After the presentation, his snide remarks implied it was a complete failure.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Nuance
Some cultures may not recognize snide humor, seeing it as direct rudeness.
His snide jokes about American food didn't go over well with the international guests.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Formality
Avoid using 'snide' in formal situations. It is seen as disrespectful or unprofessional.
In the job interview, he regretted his snide comment about their outdated equipment.
Pro Tip 1/3Subtle Hostility
Expresses negative feelings indirectly which can be cutting or hurtful.
After the presentation, his snide remarks implied it was a complete failure.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Nuance
Some cultures may not recognize snide humor, seeing it as direct rudeness.
His snide jokes about American food didn't go over well with the international guests.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Formality
Avoid using 'snide' in formal situations. It is seen as disrespectful or unprofessional.
In the job interview, he regretted his snide comment about their outdated equipment.
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mechanism is driving Mercury's magnetic field it's too weak to protect it from the full force of the Sun the solar wind buffets Mercury's thin atmosphere and in the process it puts on a light show reason you'd want to go to mercury as a travel destination would be this snide
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How I discovered DNA -...
happy a girl didn't marry me and we really you know sort of shitty time so there's a picture of Francis snide before I met the girl so I'm still looking happy but there is what we did when we didn't know where to go forward
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How to Discover Your...
Now, some people might consider that snide, but I revel in it. I’m 55, and I’m here in this curvy body as someone who has done the work, lived the life walked the walk in these very high heels --
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Giving situations new...
by those angry responses she named me Annika for apparently irritated by the barrage of snide remarks from local people just because she had a girl child
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Mercury's Light Show PIPE...
mechanism is driving Mercury's magnetic field it's too weak to protect it from the full force of the Sun the solar wind buffets Mercury's thin atmosphere and in the process it puts on a light show reason you'd want to go to mercury as a travel destination would be this snide
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How I discovered DNA -...
happy a girl didn't marry me and we really you know sort of shitty time so there's a picture of Francis snide before I met the girl so I'm still looking happy but there is what we did when we didn't know where to go forward
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How to Discover Your...
Now, some people might consider that snide, but I revel in it. I’m 55, and I’m here in this curvy body as someone who has done the work, lived the life walked the walk in these very high heels --
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Giving situations new...
by those angry responses she named me Annika for apparently irritated by the barrage of snide remarks from local people just because she had a girl child
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Issa Rae
American Actress
The black characters on TV are the sidekicks, or they're insignificant. You could put all the black sidekicks on one show, and it would be the most boring, one-dimensional show ever. Even look at the black women on 'Community' and 'Parks and Recreation' - they are the archetype of the large black women on television. Snide and sassy.
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Ayelet Waldman
Israeli Novelist
I wish I could view the belly that oozes over the top of my pants as a badge of maternal honor. I do try. I make sure that the women whose looks I admire all have sufficient fat reserves to survive a famine, and I make a lot of snide comments about the skeletal likes of Lara Flynn Boyle and Paris Hilton.
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Sebastian Faulks
British Novelist
I don't do interviews at home any more because my wife doesn't like having her taste in interiors put through the mill. And I get annoyed when journalists make snide remarks about the annoyingly pretentious shops in the neighbourhood - because I hate them just as much.
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Katherine Dunn
American Novelist
My lip curls in a snide reflex whenever I hear that a new novel is written from the point of view of a child or a monster, a lunatic or an animal. I immediately expect a nasty coyness of tone, cheesy artifice, the world through cardboard 3-D lenses.
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Justin Prentice
American Actor
Any time you read the snide comments or people who have a hard time separating fictional television from reality, that's sort of just water under the bridge. It's easy to let that pass by if everyone in person is nice and warm.
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Joanna Trollope
English Novelist
I've experienced huge kindness here, a great welcome and some very generous reviews without the snide social edge I often suffer from at home. I'm not patronized here either, which I much appreciate!
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Nicola Roberts
English Musician
People on radio and television started making nasty comments about me and I felt awful. Turning from a teenager into a woman is hard enough without dealing with snide comments.
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Jen Sincero
American Author
Pay attention to how you think and speak, and if it turns out that you're sounding snide or crappy or doubtful, make the conscious decision to change.
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Jenny Eclair
Comedian
I'm very bad at having heroes. I don't rate anyone particularly highly because I'm so snide and competitive and not very nice.
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Ed Schultz
American Entertainer
I think you can be in disagreement with a president you support without being disrespectful or nasty or snide.
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Issa Rae
American Actress
The black characters on TV are the sidekicks, or they're insignificant. You could put all the black sidekicks on one show, and it would be the most boring, one-dimensional show ever. Even look at the black women on 'Community' and 'Parks and Recreation' - they are the archetype of the large black women on television. Snide and sassy.
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Ayelet Waldman
Israeli Novelist
I wish I could view the belly that oozes over the top of my pants as a badge of maternal honor. I do try. I make sure that the women whose looks I admire all have sufficient fat reserves to survive a famine, and I make a lot of snide comments about the skeletal likes of Lara Flynn Boyle and Paris Hilton.
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Sebastian Faulks
British Novelist
I don't do interviews at home any more because my wife doesn't like having her taste in interiors put through the mill. And I get annoyed when journalists make snide remarks about the annoyingly pretentious shops in the neighbourhood - because I hate them just as much.
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Katherine Dunn
American Novelist
My lip curls in a snide reflex whenever I hear that a new novel is written from the point of view of a child or a monster, a lunatic or an animal. I immediately expect a nasty coyness of tone, cheesy artifice, the world through cardboard 3-D lenses.
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Justin Prentice
American Actor
Any time you read the snide comments or people who have a hard time separating fictional television from reality, that's sort of just water under the bridge. It's easy to let that pass by if everyone in person is nice and warm.
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Joanna Trollope
English Novelist
I've experienced huge kindness here, a great welcome and some very generous reviews without the snide social edge I often suffer from at home. I'm not patronized here either, which I much appreciate!
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Nicola Roberts
English Musician
People on radio and television started making nasty comments about me and I felt awful. Turning from a teenager into a woman is hard enough without dealing with snide comments.
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Jen Sincero
American Author
Pay attention to how you think and speak, and if it turns out that you're sounding snide or crappy or doubtful, make the conscious decision to change.
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Jenny Eclair
Comedian
I'm very bad at having heroes. I don't rate anyone particularly highly because I'm so snide and competitive and not very nice.
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Ed Schultz
American Entertainer
I think you can be in disagreement with a president you support without being disrespectful or nasty or snide.
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