When words get used incorrectly for a long enough time, people start to accept the wrong definition. SARCASTIC is one of those words. The dictionary definition is much more negative than is the intent of most people who use the word. It is frequently used when people really mean "facetious" (saying something in a non-serious way for the sake of humor)


I would bet that John did not mean it in the dictionary sense of purposefully trying to inflict damage.. Based on the context of the thread, I'd guess he probably meant FACETIOUS.


But, on a related topic:
My favorite defition of SARCASM is "the protest of the weak"
because those who are impotent to change their situation generally indulge in commentary intended to verbally damage some person or institution they can't hurt in any other way. When I hear true sarcasm, I generally regard it as an admission of defeat

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