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sarcasm

sar·casm [ sr kàzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
cutting language: remarks that mean the opposite of what they seem to say and are intended to mock or deride

[Mid-16th century. Directly or via French< late Latin sarcasmus< Greek sarkazein "tear flesh" < sarx "flesh"]
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