sneer

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The 1779 satire features a vapid critic named Dangle and his pal Sneer watching a rehearsal of a new extravaganza from critic-playwright Mr. Puff.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2015

Dangle and Sneer are the names of the critics in Sheridan's late 18th-century comedy, The Critic, while in Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound, Moon and Birdboot prove themselves a mass of insecurities and jealousies.

From The Guardian • Jan. 23, 2013

Sheridan's satire on the theatrical world features Mr Dangle and Mr Sneer, two carping critics who accompany Mr Puff to the rehearsals of his historical tragedy The Spanish Armada.

From The Guardian • May 25, 2012

Sneer the intelligensia, George Jean Nathanwise: "If Mr. Jordan were a baker, would he varnish his own pretzels?"

From Time Magazine Archive

That you know, Mr Sneer well, may be omitted, if it should meet with any ill-natured opposition; for which reason, I shall not print off my dedication till after the play is acted.

From The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 by Saintsbury, George