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    [Noun]  | "iro*ny" | \ ˈī-rə-nē \


    1: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning

    2: a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony

    3: an ironic expression or utterance


    Origin: 1502 ;

     Latin ironia, from Greek eirōnia, from eirōn dissembler;

    [Noun]  | "dramatic irony" 


    1: incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play : irony


    Origin: 1811 ;

    [Noun]  | "Socratic irony" 


    1: irony


    Origin: 1721 ;

    [Noun]  | "irony" 


    1: a situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems to be the opposite of what is expected;


      * e.g., " ... We got a good chuckle seeing their tow truck being towed away, but our friends failed to see the irony. "



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     [ "irony" ]

    1: Wearing a Che Guevara print t-shirt or similar merchandise produced by a multinational corperation.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: Hey isnt that che guevara? 

     [ "irony" ]

    1: of, resembling, relating to, or tasting much like iron

      * e.g.,  ... eg1: 

     [ "irony" ]

    1: the opposite of what is intended happening or being presented.

      * e.g.,  ... A SUV with a bumper sticker that says keep earth green. 

     [ "irony" ]

    1: something that i pretend to understand to make me look smart but im pretty sure iv got one here...

      * e.g.,  ... one the way to school one day i saw a van which had 'hedge protection specialists' on the side crashed into a hedge. Irony? 

     [ "irony" ]

    1: An important component of the protein humorglobin.

      * e.g.,  ... I make sure to get my daily dose of irony. 

     [ "irony" ]

    1: You'll never get the definition right, and people will only make fun of you. Give up.

      * e.g.,  ... "Now THAT is irony, Man." 

     [ "irony" ]

    1: The discrepancy between reality (what happens) and perspective on reality (what you though should happen.)

      * e.g.,  ... What the perfect example of irony? Read Candide by Voltaire. 

     [ "irony" ]

    1: Something directly contradicting the expected outcome or situation.

      * e.g.,  ... Oh teh irony when someone is getting a tattoo saying "Pain is just weakness leaving the body" and has to end the session early because it hurts oh oh so much. Baww! 

     [ "irony" ]

    1: using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its original intention.

      * e.g.,  ... irony: there is an S in the word lisp 

     [ "irony" ]

    1: A black fly in your Chardonnay

      * e.g.,  ... preach it Alanis you know the true meaning of irony 

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