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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sarcasm/ˈsɑːkazəm/
▶noun the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
– origin C16: from Fr. sarcasme, or via late L. from late Gk sarkasmos, from Gk sarkazein ‘tear flesh’, in late Gk ‘gnash the teeth, speak bitterly’ (from sarx, sark- ‘flesh’).
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"It had been known earlier to women" - Sarcasm?
a positive "sarcasm"?
antithesis / sarcasm
healthy: is it sarcasm here?
I wonder why. [sarcasm?]
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sarcasm in English
Sarcasm or Irony
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healthy: is it sarcasm here?
I wonder why. [sarcasm?]
Irony vs. Sarcasm
sarcasm in English
Sarcasm or Irony
thanks to / sarcasm
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