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Irony

British pronunciation/ˈaɪɹənɪ/
American pronunciation/ˈaɪɹəni/
Irony
[NOUN]
1

a form of humor in which the words that someone says mean the opposite, producing an emphatic effect

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2

incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

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3

a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

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Examples
1. And the irony of Phil talking about ethics.
2. irony is real.
3. Irony is dead.
4. Irony is dead.
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