snide

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from a dialectal variant of snithe (sharp, cutting, cold).[1] See snithe (adjective).

Alternatively, possibly a metathetic corruption of Middle English snythand (piercing (the heart), cold, biting, literally and figuratively). More at snithe (verb).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /snaɪd/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪd

Adjective[edit]

snide (comparative snider, superlative snidest)

  1. Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.
    Don't make snide remarks to me.
    • 2010, Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network, spoken by Erica Albright (Rooney Mara):
      You write your snide bullshit from a dark room because that's what the angry do nowadays. I was nice to you, don't torture me for it.
  2. Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.
    He was a snide lawyer.
    I received a shipment of snide goods.

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

snide (countable and uncountable, plural snides)

  1. (countable) An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat.
  2. (uncountable) Counterfeit money.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Whitney, The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, "snide".

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