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]
Adjective[edit]
snide (comparative snider, superlative snidest)
- 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.
- Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.
- He was a snide lawyer.
- I received a shipment of snide goods.
Translations[edit]
nasty, sarcastic
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tricky, deceptive
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Noun[edit]
snide (countable and uncountable, plural snides)
- (countable) An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat.
- (uncountable) Counterfeit money.
References[edit]
- ^ Whitney, The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, "snide".
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