Marmora Man Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Heard today on Radio 4 a new verb: Snark.Snarking: to make derogatory comments about something or someone (normally a celebrity), in a blog.Do you "Snark" - does the EDF "Snark". Should we? Who is the worst "Snarker"? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6197-hunting-the-snark/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Piers Morgan is a **** Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6197-hunting-the-snark/#findComment-198950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikecg Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Peirs Morgan is a Complete and total one. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6197-hunting-the-snark/#findComment-198951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofmarkthedog Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Yes W****RWOOFSNARKTHEDOG Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6197-hunting-the-snark/#findComment-198960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonaloochieB Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 It's been around a while MM. I think I first read it in the NME or possibly Smash Hits.I always took it to be a combination of 'snide' and 'sarcastic'. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6197-hunting-the-snark/#findComment-199035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
giggirl Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Am I barking up the wrong thread or wasn't it a book by Mervyn Peake or Lewis Carroll? A verb now, you say. Would you conjugate it for me? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6197-hunting-the-snark/#findComment-199214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siduhe Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 See also "snerk" or "snerky" - meaning somewhere between a sneer and a smirk. Also used as a verb and/or adverb for reasons which I don't quite follow... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6197-hunting-the-snark/#findComment-199216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asset Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I snarkYou snarkHe snarksShe snarksThey snark Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6197-hunting-the-snark/#findComment-199234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huguenot Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 After much consideration of the evidence...Snark (as with sneer or snerk) seems as much to do with the physical expression of distaste as it does any other words.The 'sn...' is associated with a reaction to a bitter or inedible food, and difficult to do without an Elvis impersonation.The '...ark' sound is associated with vigorously expelling unwanted matter and clearing the gullet.For me the most persuasive root of the word is from 'nark' meaning unwanted interference or annoyance, which was a nineteenth century alternative spelling of the gypsy work 'nak' meaning nose. As in 'you nosy git'.As with most abusive terms, it's lost its original meaning quite quickly because most people aren't especially grammatically rigid when they're being rude. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6197-hunting-the-snark/#findComment-199341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red devil Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Recalling the classic 70's sitcom Porridge , 'Nark' was(is?) often used as slang for a police/prison warder informer;you can also be 'narked off' - in a bad mood... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6197-hunting-the-snark/#findComment-199344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asset Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 'Nark' is from 'narcotics officer' as in Norbert the Nark from the Furry Freak Bros. (misspent youth) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6197-hunting-the-snark/#findComment-199348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroban Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 > 'Nark' is from 'narcotics officer' as in Norbert the Nark from the Furry Freak Bros. (misspent youth)That's a crumby citation.The OED has the etymology from "nak" - the Romany for "nose". The earliest citation of usage is 1860. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6197-hunting-the-snark/#findComment-199351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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