snide remarks

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• snide — [snaıd] adj informal if you say something snide, you say something unkind, often in a clever, indirect way snide remarks/comments ▪ a snide remark about her clothes >snidely adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• snide — adjective informal making unkind criticisms, often in a clever, indirect way: snide remarks/comments: She s always making snide remarks about Marco s pronunciation. snidely adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• snide — [[t]sna͟ɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A snide comment or remark is one which criticizes someone in an unkind and often indirect way. He made a snide comment about her weight... They kept making snide remarks about each other... She couldn t tell… …   English dictionary

• snide — adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1859 1. a. false, counterfeit b. practicing deception ; dishonest < a snide merchant > 2. unworthy of esteem ; low < a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• snide — [[t]snaɪd[/t]] adj. snid•er, snid•est derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner: snide remarks[/ex] • Etymology: 1860–65; orig. uncert. snide′ly, adv. snide′ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• snide — adjective /snaɪd/ a) disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way. Dont make snide remarks to me. b) Tricky; deceptive; contemptible. He was a snide lawyer …   Wiktionary

• snide — /snaɪd / (say snuyd) adjective 1. derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner: snide remarks. 2. sham; bogus. –noun Also, snide pearl. 3. a stolen pearl, especially one kept from its rightful owner by a pearl diver. {19th century underworld slang;… …  

• snide — snidely, adv. snideness, n. /snuyd/, adj., snider, snidest. derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner: snide remarks about his boss. [1860 65; orig. uncert.] * * * …   Universalium

• snide — [snīd] adj. [orig., counterfeit, bogus < thieves slang, prob. of Du dial. or Ger orig. < base of Ger schneiden, to cut, with reference to coin clipping and, later, to cutting remarks] slyly malicious or derisive [a snide remark] snidely adv …   English World dictionary

• snide — adj British illegal, counterfeit, dishonest or unac ceptable. The word s exact origins are obscure but it is related to the German schneiden (or its Dutch or Yiddish equiv alent), meaning clip, and was used in the context both of coin cutting and …   Contemporary slang

• Eric D. Snider — Infobox Writer name = Eric D. Snider birthdate = Birth date and age|1974|8|26|mf=y birthplace = Hemet, California, United States deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Columnist, Movie Critic, Freelance Writer, Songwriter, Singer genre = Humor,… …   Wikipedia