1. plural of snark; imaginary creatures from Lewis Carroll’s poem ‘The Hunting of the Snark’
Usage: literary
2. plural of snark; sarcastic or snide remarks
Usage: informal

Examples

• The children read about the mysterious snarks in Carroll’s nonsense poem.
• The crew set sail to hunt the elusive snarks.
• Her constant snarks about his cooking were getting tiresome.
• The meeting was full of snarks and criticism.
• He couldn’t resist making snarks about the new policy.
• The snarks in Lewis Carroll’s work represent the unknowable.