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sarcasm

sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter gibe or taunt
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sarcasm

Summary

sarcasm is a stylistic device[1]. sarcasm has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • sarcasm's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3].
  • sarcasm is a type of humour[4].
  • sarcasm is a type of irony[5].
  • sarcasm's Commons category is recorded as Sarcasm[6].
  • sarcasm's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • sarcasm's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[8].
  • sarcasm's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[9].

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Definition and Type

sarcasm's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3]. Recorded subclass of include humour[4] and irony[5].

Why It Matters

sarcasm has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] sarcasm is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved . euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q295468
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