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Snarky is of late frequently used in ref to political comments. What is the origin of this word?
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welcome, hank! a quick search of these forums found this: snarkygeez, you can't do a search on your own? (just kidding, of course!) 
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(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.
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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,
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Way to go, Tsuwm.
Thank you very much,
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Liddell & Scott: perikhareia, excessive joy
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