sarcasm
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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sarcasm cutting expression or remark, sarcastic language. XVI (in L. form), XVII. — F.
sarcasme or late L.
sarcasmos — late Gr.
sarkasmós, f.
sarkázein tear flesh, gnash the teeth, speak bitterly, f.
sárx,
sark- flesh.
So
sarcastic XVII. — F.
sarcastique.
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The Bombs of August.
Magazine article from: The Progressive; 8/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...the end of the novel The English Patient there is a passage in which Kip, the Sikh defuser of mines, begins to speak bitterly to the burned, near-death patient about British and American imperialism: You and then the Americans converted...
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The big sleazy: Love Canal ten years later.
Magazine article from: Washington Monthly; 9/1/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...defined the buyout zone ran down the middle of creeks and split neighbors with adjacent garages. Those on the wrong side speak bitterly of being left behind with collapsed property values and possible health risks. Most troubling of all, there has been no...
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The ten suggestions? The `Times' does the decalogue. (Of Several Minds).(New York Times series on the Ten Commandments)
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 1/31/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...who embezzled funds still struggles to understand what happened to her. A couple of people who have competing chess shops speak bitterly about the rivalry, each justifying his own position. The piece on coveting has to do with one of the disciples of self-help...
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sarcasm
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
sar·casm / ˈsärˌkazəm / • n. the use of irony to mock or convey contempt: his voice, hardened by sarcasm, could not hide his resentment.
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lampoon
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
lampoon a speech or text criticizing someone or something by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm. The word comes (in the mid 17th century) from French, said to be from lampons ‘let us drink’ (used as a refrain...
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Montesquieu
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...1689 Bordeaux, France Died: February 10, 1755 Paris, France French philosopher and satirist The French satirist (writer using sarcasm to communicate his message) and political and social philosopher Montesquieu was the first of the great French scholars associated...
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How I Learned to Drive
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
...Century Theatre, 400 perf.; Pulitzer Prize, NYDCC Award.] Li'l Bit ( Mary‐Louise Parker) narrates the memory play, using sarcasm and jokes while revealing the long‐term sexual abuse she endured from her Uncle Peck ( David Morse). While he teaches...
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Orwell, George
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...writer, novelist, and essayist The English novelist and essayist, George Orwell, is best known for his satirical (using wit or sarcasm to point out and devalue sin or silliness) novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four. Early years George Orwell was born...
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