🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

비꼬는 말

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bikko-neun mal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Snide remark/ˈsnaɪd rɪˈmɑːrk/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 그녀의 성공에 대해 비꼬는 말을 던졌다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A derogatory, deprecating, or malicious comment expressed indirectly or with insinuating scorn.

    "She couldn't ignore the snide remark he made about her presentation."
  2. 2

    A sarcastic and wounding observation intended to belittle someone subtly.

    "His constant snide remarks created a toxic atmosphere in the office."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The adjective 'snide' originates from the late 19th-century English thieves' slang, likely related to the dialectal verb 'snide' meaning to deceive or from the earlier noun 'snithe' meaning cutting or sharp. Combined with 'remark', derived from the Old French 'remarquer' (to note or observe), the compound evolved to describe a derogatory, slyly mocking comment.

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