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sarcasm

/ˈsɑːˌkæzəm/SAHR-ka-zuhm
/ˈsɑɹˌkæzəm/SAHR-ka-zuhm

Meaninga tearing of flesh

Common meaning: mocking, cutting irony

Journey through time

  1. Greekσάρξ, σαρκός‘flesh’
  2. Latinsarcasmus
  3. Frenchsarcasme
  4. Englishsarcasm‘mocking, cutting irony’ · today

sarc also in: sarcophagus

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek σάρξ ‘flesh’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SARCASM, p. 525 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

sarcophagus

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