1a : false, counterfeit. b : practicing deception : dishonest a snide merchant. 2 : unworthy of esteem : low a snide trick. 3 : slyly disparaging : insinuating snide remarks.
What does it mean to be on the snide?
Snide means insulting or contemptuous in an indirect way. If your friend is wearing too much purple eye shadow and your other friend whispers to you, “What? Was she in a car wreck?” that's a snide comment. Snide remarks are the kinds of things people say with a sneer on their face.
What is a snide in British slang?
British Dictionary definitions for snide (1 of 2)
snide 1. / (snaɪd) / adjective. Also: snidey (ˈsnaɪdɪ) (of a remark, etc) maliciously derogatory; supercilious. counterfeit; sham.
