What is the difference between sarcasm and sarcastic?

Answer 1

Sarcastic:

Synonyms: sarcastic, ironic, caustic, satirical, sardonic

These adjectives mean having or marked by a feeling of bitterness and a biting or cutting quality. Sarcastic suggests sharp taunting and ridicule that wounds: "a deserved reputation for sarcastic, acerbic and uninhibited polemics" (Burke Marshall).

Sarcasm: The act of being sarcastic

If you're sarcastic, you're being facetious- or in other words, you're making a mocking joke. Being sarcastic is considered dry-humor, in which if you don't pay attention you'll most likely miss the joke. If you're sarcastic you're usually agreeing with something ridicules, and exaggerating the ludicrous.

"How many pancakes do you want for breakfast?"

"5,012!"

Obviously they don't actually want 5,012 pancakes, they're just being sarcastic, or obnoxiously funny.

And again, sarcasm is the act of being sarcastic.

"How many pancakes do you want for breakfast?"

"5,012!"

"Really, will you be able to eat that many?"

"It's sarcasm mom."

Hope this cleared things up for you.

Answer 2

Sarcasm is a form of verbal irony where someone says the opposite of what they really mean, often to mock or ridicule. Sarcasmic is an adjective used to describe someone or something that frequently uses sarcasm.