sarcasm English · revision 5

+ ==Etymology==

+ First recorded in the 16th century: 1550 according to Merriam-Webster,^(MW Collegiate) the 1570s according to Etymonline, at first in the Latin form ''sarcasmus''.^(Etymonline) It is [[bor|la-lat|sarcasmus]],^(AHD)^(OED 1989) [[der|grc|σαρκασμός|tr=sarkasmós|t=a sneer]],^(Wiktionary)^(RHWU) [[der|grc|σαρκάζω|tr=sarkázō|t=to tear flesh, gnash the teeth, speak bitterly]],^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate) [[der|grc|σάρξ|tr=sárx|t=flesh]].^(AHD)^(OED 1989) Merriam-Webster also allows a borrowing via [[fr|sarcasme]].^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==References==

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