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Sarcasm is the caustic use of words, often in a humorous way, to mock someone or something. Most noticeable in spoken word is mainly distinguished by the inflection with which it is spoken or, with an undercurrent of irony, and is largely context-dependent. See also: Sarcastic fringehead, Sarcastic Gamer, Scare quotes, Tongue-in-cheek, The Song of the Cheerful (but slightly Sarcastic) Jesus, and Tone indicator.