noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
detect a note of sarcasm/irony/excitement etc
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Do I detect a note of sarcasm in your voice?
dripping with sarcasm
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His tone was now dripping with sarcasm .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
heavy
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As the magazine with heavy sarcasm reported: Lady Betty adopted her new career with relish.
■ VERB
drip
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He drips sarcasm with every line.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Mr Sarcasm/Mr Messy/Mr Forgetful etc
heavy irony/sarcasm
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As the magazine with heavy sarcasm reported: Lady Betty adopted her new career with relish.
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The intention is to curb the spread of package-tour baroque and heavy irony.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"How generous of you," he drawled with heavy sarcasm .
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Do I detect a note of sarcasm in your voice?
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Susie found his sarcasm very hurtful, but she didn't reply.
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There was a tinge of sarcasm in his voice.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A lot of that sarcasm is just bravado, and if I can put up with his teasing, can't you?
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After his rage and sarcasm , he had actually smiled at her.
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I chose to overlook the edge of sarcasm , and I relaxed ever so slightly.
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In her fits of lacerating sarcasm , I feel my hands twitch with the impulse toward strangulation.
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Not the faintest line of humour or tenderness, even of sarcasm , on his face.
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Perhaps not a single transcript of his testimony goes unmarked by sarcasm , impatience, or outburst.
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Today's comics are more lean, aggressive characters who rely heavily on sarcasm and politics for their laughs.