- To be
sardonic is to be
disdainfully or
cynically humorous, or
scornfully mocking. A form of wit or humour,
being sardonic often involves expressing an...
-
Sardonic Wrath is the 10th
studio album by the
Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was
released 6
September 2004 by
Moonfog Productions, and was...
- the
ritual killing of
elderly people in pre-Roman
Nuragic Sardinia.
Sardonicism Trismus Mr.
Sardonicus The Man Who
Laughs (1928 film)
Twelve Dreams of...
- The
phrase "No good deed goes unpunished" is a
sardonic commentary on the
frequency with
which acts of
kindness backfire on
those who
offer them. In other...
- Laughter-induced
syncope List of
unusual deaths Paradoxical laughter Sardonicism Tickle torture "The
Three Infernal Jokes",
short story in The Last Book...
-
fruit is an
achene borne in a
spherical cluster of up to 35. The term
sardonic (sardanios), "bitter or
scornful laughter", is
often cited as deriving...
- the
plant responsible for
producing the
sardonic grin. This
plant is a
possible candidate for the "
sardonic herb",
which was a
neurotoxic plant referred...
-
systems of
modern American society,
articulated in
often darkly humorous sardonicism. J. G.
Ballard considered Burroughs to be "the most
important writer...
- in the Urdu language, is
revered for his
exceptional depth, irony, and
sardonic humor. The
author of some 250
short stories,
radio plays, essays, reminiscences...
-
would be "Sardorum Pater"), as well as
being the stem of the
adjective "
sardonic". In
classical antiquity,
Sardinia was
called a
number of
names besides...
