# Expressing sarcasm in different languages

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**Created:** [November 24, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressing-sarcasm-in-different-languages/1025084 "2025-11-24T02:20:02Z")\
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No doubt most languages use sarcasm. I have read in Italian the suffix _azza_ is sometimes used to express a sarcastic note. In others, you have to go with tone, facial expression, body language, discordance, emphasized words, etc. which can make Internet discussions hard to interpret /s.

Are there other languages where there are written ways of expressing sarcasm?

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**Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressing-sarcasm-in-different-languages/1025084/2 "2025-11-24T03:40:20Z")

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Maybe the suffix _zuelo_ in Spanish? But that is more “petty”.