Every time I see the word “snarky,” I want to tell my friend Sharon. This is her word. She made it up. snarky adjective \ˈsnär-kē\ Popularity: Top 20% of words – Definition of snarky 1:  crotchety, snappish Sharon was so pleased with that word that she would introduce it to everyone she met and would tell me whenever she heard it used on a show, or seen it in print. Unfortunately, Sharon passed from this earth several years ago, so I can’t tell her I just saw it again. Also, unfortunately, according to Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, the word Snarky has been in use since 1908, many decades before either of us was born, so obviously, she did not make it up. But I am hearing and seeing it more often, so surely Sharon should at least get credit for popularizing it. But that got me thinking about other made-up, personal words. My dad used to use… Read More »