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Stage 1 of 2
sarkazein
Greek · ancient
"to tear flesh, to speak bitterly"
literally to tear flesh, from sarx (flesh), describing brutally cutting mockery
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Stage 2 of 2
sarcasm
English · 1570s
"bitter or cutting remarks meant to mock"
settled as the English word for bitter, cutting irony
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