[sar-DON-ik]
adjective
Scornful, mocking; disdainfully humorous.
I love how republicans don’t get how fucking sardonic Stephen Colbert is.
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“Sardonic.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/sardonic. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Sardonic. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved January 11, 2026, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/sardonic