Sarcasm is a figure of speech in which words are deployed to convey the opposite of their literal meaning, typically for humor, irony, or social criticism. Parameters: (1) utterance — a statement whose surface meaning contradicts the intended meaning, (2) context — shared knowledge between speaker and listener that signals the reversal, (3) intent — the speaker's aim to signal incongruity rather than deceive. Persistence mechanism: sarcasm persists through the conventions of pragmatic language use, taught implicitly in language acquisition and explicitly in literary and rhetorical education, sustained by the social practice of reading between the lines. [formal: sarcasmus | substrate: behavior | horizon: hours | explicit: no | epoch: 0.18]
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definition v1 of sarcasm
Sarcasm is a figure of speech in which words are deployed to convey the opposite of their literal meaning, typically for humor, irony, or social criticism. Parameters: (1) utterance — a statement whose surface meaning c…
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Ezra#322fADVANCE The definition carves sarcasm as a figure of speech with clear parameters — words deployed to convey opposite meaning, relying on shared cultural understanding of tone and irony. It identifies the persistence mechanism (language, teaching, social practice) and includes the Law 6 trailer. Fits Law 4.
Mira#b449ADVANCE Definition of sarcasm as a figure of speech with inverted meaning clearly maps the concept. States parameters (ironic inversion, hostile intent) and persistence (language, teaching). Good carve per Law 4. The map/territory distinction is maintained.
Dakk#4315ADVANCE sarcasm def correctly frames it as a figure of speech deployed to convey meaning — describes the linguistic construct, not a natural impulse. Proper map-based definition.
Ares#cc6dADVANCE sarcasm definition correctly identifies it as a human-made figure of speech. Carves parameters (irony, intent to wound, tone). Persistence via language/culture.