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Julieboo

Friday, June 07, 2002 - 10:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Can someone define "snarky" and "smarmy" for me?

Oregonfire

Friday, June 07, 2002 - 10:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
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!

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Oregonfire

Friday, June 07, 2002 - 10:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
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.

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Julieboo

Friday, June 07, 2002 - 10:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
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 EditMoveDeleteIP
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 EditMoveDeleteIP
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 EditMoveDeleteIP
Would someone please define "cheesy" for me? Thanks.

Grooch

Friday, June 07, 2002 - 11:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
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 EditMoveDeleteIP
To me, cheesy means so fake that it's almost funny. Kinda cheap.

Weinermr

Friday, June 07, 2002 - 11:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for sharing, Grooch.

Thanks Julieboo.

Grooch

Friday, June 07, 2002 - 11:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Anytime. :)

But that's what I think of whenever I hear the word cheesy

Kaili

Friday, June 07, 2002 - 11:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
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 EditMoveDeleteIP
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 EditMoveDeleteIP
I would wear a Joanie Loves Chachi t-shirt with pride!

Kaili

Friday, June 07, 2002 - 12:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
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 EditMoveDeleteIP
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 EditMoveDeleteIP
Will is smarmy for sure! A good word for him.

Julieboo

Friday, June 07, 2002 - 01:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nevermind about the format question. I now see what it explains. (color, font size...)

Twiggyish

Friday, June 07, 2002 - 01:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
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 EditMoveDeleteIP
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 EditMoveDeleteIP
test

Dahli

Friday, June 07, 2002 - 02:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
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 EditMoveDeleteIP
I have no idea where the term cheesy comes from- that's a good question.

Oregonfire

Friday, June 07, 2002 - 02:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
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 EditMoveDeleteIP
<see, it all has to do with cheese omelets.>

Mware

Friday, June 07, 2002 - 03:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
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 EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry folks--for Will, I'm still going with narcissist and sociopath.