The Ironic Mullet :: Lee Ann Westover

SASSY VS. SNARKY

From Dictionary.com:

sas·sy (sās'ē)  adj.  sas·si·er, sas·si·est

1. Rude and disrespectful; impudent.
2. Lively and spirited; jaunty.
3. Stylish; chic: a sassy little hat.

[Alteration of saucy.]

VERSUS

snark·y   (snär'kē)  adj.  snark·i·er, snark·i·est Slang

1. Rudely sarcastic or disrespectful; snide.
2. Irritable or short-tempered; irascible.

[From dialectal snark, to nag, from snark, snork, to snore, snort, from Dutch and Low German snorken, of imitative origin.]

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From DICTIONARY.COM:

ran·sack

–verb (used with object)

1.	to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked the house for the missing letter.

2.	to search through for plunder; pillage: The enemy ransacked the entire town.

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[Origin: 1200–50; ME ransaken < ON rannsaka to search, examine (for evidence of crime), equiv. to rann house + saka search (var. of soekja to seek)]

—Related forms

ran·sack·er, noun