Friday, 20 September 2013

Not necessarily Ironic


  • The word comes from the Greek for "to tear flesh, bite the lip in rage, sneer"
  • The word was first recorded in English in 1579, in an annotation to The Shepheardes Calender by Edmund Spenser
  • The word is defined as "a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter gibe or taunt."
  • In English, the word is often telegraphed with kinesic/prosodic cues by speaking more slowly and with a lower pitch and with the use of air quotation marks. Similarly, Dutch uses a lowered pitch; sometimes to such an extent that the expression is reduced to a mere mumble
  • Chandler Bing from The sitcom "Friends" is regarded "The King of This Word"
What am I talking about?



Answer (highlight to read) : Sarcasm

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