A portmanteau or "suitcase"
word — snake & shark or snide & remark —
"The Snark is the fictional monster that Lewis Carroll
created in his nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark. His
descriptions of the creature were, in his own words, unimaginable,
and he wanted that to remain so. Lewis Carroll was asked
repeatedly to explain the Snark. Carroll's answer is that
he doesn't know himself, that he can't explain . . . His
most interesting answer: . . . 'Some children are puzzled
with it. Of course you know what a Snark is? If you do,
please tell me . . .'" — Martin Gardner
Snark can also be defined as "A witty mannerism, personality,
or behavior that is a combination of sarcasm and cynicism.
Usually accepted as a complimentary term. Snark is sometimes
mistaken for a snotty or arrogant attitude." —
A Gianotto (snipe)
