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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;
(1) - { dramatic irony } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[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 ;
(1) - { Socratic irony } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Noun] | "Socratic irony"
1: irony
Origin: 1721 ;
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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?
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[ "irony" ]
1: of, resembling, relating to, or tasting much like iron
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[ "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.
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[ "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?
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[ "irony" ]
1: An important component of the protein humorglobin.
* e.g., ... I make sure to get my daily dose of irony.
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[ "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."
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[ "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.
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[ "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!
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[ "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
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[ "irony" ]
1: A black fly in your Chardonnay
* e.g., ... preach it Alanis you know the true meaning of irony
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