Julieboo | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 10:00 am     Can someone define "snarky" and "smarmy" for me? |
Oregonfire | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 10:04 am     Main Entry: snarky Pronunciation: 'snär-kE Function: adjective Etymology: dialect snark to annoy, perhaps alteration of nark to irritate Date: 1906 : CROTCHETY, SNAPPISH Usage: I don't want people to think I'm snarky for suggesting paragraph breaks in posts! www.m-w.com |
Oregonfire | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 10:05 am     Main Entry: smarmy Pronunciation: 'smär-mE Function: adjective Etymology: smarm to gush, slobber Date: 1924 1 : revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness <a tone of smarmy self-satisfaction -- New Yorker> 2 : of low sleazy taste or quality <smarmy eroticism> - smarm·i·ly /-m&-lE/ adverb - smarm·i·ness /-mE-n&s/ noun Usage: I usually think of the first definition when using this word, and think of it as being sentimental in a cheesy way. Then again, Will of BB2 comes to mind with all of that false earnestness of his! Yes, he was definitely smarmy. www.m-w.com |
Julieboo | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 10:12 am     Okay, I think I understand snarky. But I am still a bit unsure of Smarmy. Could an example be like when an aunt who is usually a beetch to you sees your baby and compliments it ONLY because another relative is there who would be impressed that she made a fuss over the baby? (I know that's a weird example, but that is kinda what I'm thinking.) Am I right? |
Grooch | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 10:14 am     No, that would be a b*tch. Plain and simple. Smarmy is like a snake oil salesman. Or a used car salesman. Or as Oregon said, Will. |
Julieboo | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 10:14 am     Oh, and I liked that you requested more paragraph breaks. That is a bit different from getting on people for spelling or grammar. (though I do enjoy reading posts with good grammar better than those with bad.) |
Weinermr | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 11:28 am     Would someone please define "cheesy" for me? Thanks. |
Grooch | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 11:33 am     I knew a girl in college who's nickname was Cheesy. Shegot very drunk on night and the next morning she was very hungover and ate a cheese omelet and she puked it up in front of everyone. |
Julieboo | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 11:34 am     To me, cheesy means so fake that it's almost funny. Kinda cheap. |
Weinermr | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 11:38 am     Thanks for sharing, Grooch. Thanks Julieboo. |
Grooch | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 11:43 am     Anytime. But that's what I think of whenever I hear the word cheesy |
Kaili | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 11:58 am     cheesy can also be applied to when something is sort of sappy-dorky...like I personally am not into sappy greeting cards so if I saw one I might consider it to be cheesy |
Oregonfire | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 12:07 pm     Yup--Cheesy is like dorky. Personally, I think the comic strip "Ziggy" is kinda cheesy. "Happiness is a warm puppy" is cheesy. Richard Simmons' "Sweatin' to the Oldies" is real cheesy. The "hang in there" poster with the kitten in a tree is cheesy. "Joannie Loved Chachi" was a cheesy tv show. "Family Circus" is definitely cheesy! Of course, when you are a Gen X'er and wear any of the above on a t-shirt, then you are being ironic, and what was cheesy is now cool. |
Julieboo | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 12:13 pm     I would wear a Joanie Loves Chachi t-shirt with pride! |
Kaili | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 12:17 pm     I think those are excellent examples, Oregonfire! I was trying to think of phrases like that, but I am not good with coming up with that stuff off the top of my head. Richard Simmons is an EXCELLENT example! |
Julieboo | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 12:48 pm     Here is my next question. How is the FORMAT area above supposed to be used? (I wish I were a bigger "geek," but I am not.) |
Twiggyish | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 01:28 pm     Will is smarmy for sure! A good word for him. |
Julieboo | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 01:32 pm     Nevermind about the format question. I now see what it explains. (color, font size...) |
Twiggyish | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 01:32 pm     Julie, it's an explanation on how to do certain things like make your text BIG or small. You can add an image, etc.. It may seem a bit confusing, but go through it and you'll see where the codes apply. |
Julieboo | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 01:42 pm     Thanks Twiggy. One of these days I am gonna try and add an image. I really wish I were a bigger and better "geek." (or more computer-savvy) |
Julieboo | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 01:44 pm     test |
Dahli | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 02:27 pm     Cheesy is also cheap, tacky or with little value, where I come from, like a cheesy outfit (but not like sleazy)or product ... maybe originates from cheesecloth or swiss cheese?? |
Kaili | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 02:35 pm     I have no idea where the term cheesy comes from- that's a good question. |
Oregonfire | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 02:43 pm     We started saying cheesy in college circa 1990. Sometimes slang just seems to spring out of nowhere, doesn't it? I do think it's in connection to a "cheesy grin," which may have been around pre-1990. |
Grooch | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 02:56 pm     <see, it all has to do with cheese omelets.> |
Mware | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 03:01 pm     I remember an episode of M*A*S*H where Hawkeye mentions that BJ has a "cheesy" moustache. It looked like a big woolly caterpillar on his lip. |
Lancecrossfire | Friday, June 07, 2002 - 03:12 pm     Sorry folks--for Will, I'm still going with narcissist and sociopath. |