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I'm correcting you because you're wrong in the way you read what Okie wrote . . .mox69 said:Correct me if I'm wrong, but hes still 2nd in points isn't he?
sar·casm [sahr-kaz-uhm] – noun
1. A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.
2. A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule.
3. The use of sarcasm.
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[Origin: 1570–80; < LL sarcasmus < Gk sarkasmós, deriv. of sarkázein to rend (flesh), sneer; see sarco-]
—Synonyms 1. sardonicism, bitterness, ridicule. See irony. 2. jeer.