Snarky is of late frequently used in ref to political comments. What is the origin of this word?

welcome, hank!


a quick search of these forums found this: snarky

geez, you can't do a search on your own?






(just kidding, of course!)

(Without looking at eta's link which I'm far too lazy to do...)

Does it have something to do with the Hunting of the Snark perhaps? Probably not, I think it's just a word that sounds like snappy and sharky or similar nasty referents.

Parichareia, according to Rabelais, is a term meaning destructive excess of joy. Has anyone ever seen this word before? I'm having a hard time finding much about it.

bon chance mes amis des mots,

p.

try perichareia.

Way to go, Tsuwm.

Thank you very much,

p.

It's what he does.

Liddell & Scott: perikhareia, excessive joy