I was, of course, being dense.
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Not necessarily. Sardonic might not be an exact match. I’ll be interested to hear what others suggest. I think it’s a cool question. Words are awesome.
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Yeah, accidentally becoming a linguist turns out to have been one of my better non-decisions in life. Really enjoying the territory.
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Interestingly, although sardonic is not a common word, it does pop up from time to time. But sardonicism, athough it is indeed a legitimate word, is so rare that I’m not sure I’ve ever heard or read it anywhere. Weird.
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I've only heard 'sardonic' used in association with iconic artists/musicians. Like Jerry Garcia...
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Or collocated with "smile", which makes perfect sense since all germanic languages love alliteration...