noun

1. a taunting, sneering, cutting, or caustic remark; gibe or jeer, generally ironic
2. the making of such remarks
3. their characteristic quality

Etymology: LL sarcasmos < Gr sarkasmos < sarkazein, to tear flesh like dogs, speak bitterly < sarx (gen. sarkos), flesh < IE base *twerk-, to cut > Avestan thwarəs-, to cut, whittle