sarcasm

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 291 words | Copyright

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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