A mix between sad, angry, happy and a few other unidentified emotions. It is used to describe a moment where you don't know what emotion you are feeling. Something amazing might have happened but it had an absolutely horrific turn out. You are incredibly happy and excited but mixed with anger, sadness, disappointment and disgust.
"Oh my goodness!" Bethany yelled in excitement! She finally got her promotion so she could stop mopping the floors every afternoon. It was then followed with anger when she said "No!". She was working with her number one enemy, Karen. Bethany felt very snarpy.
"Did you see that person juuling over there, he is so snarpy"
"Mark looks so snarpy with his hipster beard that he can't fully grow"
"Do you like these vintage bellbottom jeans? I'm going for the snarpy look tonight"
"Snarky" is used to describe speech with a specific emotionaltone, typically a form of sarcasm informed by cheekiness and a mild, playful irreverence or impudence. When the dominant intent of the communication is to express or convey direct or judgmental rudeness, the sense of mild cheekiness is lost and the overall communication crosses the line to become "snide."
The young music reviewer's snarky comments about the aging rock star's choice in clothing ultimately cost her an interview with the star months later.