Webster’s New World College Dictionary defines sarcasm as “a taunting, sneering, cutting or caustic remark,” while the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary–which calls itself the “one of the world’s most ...

It’s funny how sarcasm is associated with humor. “To tear flesh like a dog,” is not a jolly image, but the word nonetheless derives from the Greek sarkazein, meaning just that. It evolved to mean “to ...

Wow, what a terrific intro to this article. It really is brilliant. In case you hadn’t noticed, in the above line I was being sarcastic. Well… duh. When we are stuck for something intelligent to say, ...

If you've ever been told to tone down your sarcasm, science might actually be on your side. While sarcasm often gets a bad rap as biting or mean-spirited, research suggests there's more to this ...