Sarkiness
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 the quality of being sarky (sarcastic). UK, informal, uncountable
"But the adult joke or insight about drugs in The Magic Roundabout, seriously meant or not, only works if it is kept separate from the action itself. Putting it explicitly in the script is ham-fisted and breaks the butterfly of imagination on the wheel of obtuse sarkiness."
Example
More examples"But the adult joke or insight about drugs in The Magic Roundabout, seriously meant or not, only works if it is kept separate from the action itself. Putting it explicitly in the script is ham-fisted and breaks the butterfly of imagination on the wheel of obtuse sarkiness."
Etymology
From sarky + -ness.
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