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Sarcasm is the making of remarks intended to mock the person referred to (who is normally the person addressed), a situation or thing. It is usually used in a humorous manner and expressed through particular vocal intonations. This is often done by simply over-emphasizing the actual statement, or particular words of it. Because it is vocally-oriented, sarcasm is often poorly receivable in textual messages, often leading to misunderstandings, when not indicated.
The word comes from the Late Latin word, sarcasmus, which, in turn, comes from the Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein - to bite the lips in rage,- from sarx, sark-, flesh.
The term is often misused as a synonym for irony.
The character of Ford Prefect, a human-looking alien stranded in England in Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book series, found sarcasm hard to pick up or understand.
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