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The discrepancy between reality (what happens) and perspective on reality (what you though should happen.)
What the perfect example of irony? Read Candide by Voltaire.
irony by someenglishstudent January 19, 2006
A bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band who died in a plane crash
ConAir, Listing to Sweet Home Alabama dancing on a plane defineing irony...
When a professional golfer gets beat by his wife with golf clubs.
Tiger Woods getting beat by his wife is an example of irony.
Irony by DC334 December 14, 2009
Dying by a large crab from seafood poisoning when your zodiac symbol is Cancer.

Getting a Zodiac symbol of cancer and developing cancer.

Being born on December 25th, your parents naming you Jesus, and you end up growing up to be atheist.

Loving literature and being beat down by someone with a book.
Don't you just hate it when people think there clever but use wrong grammar...
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Ten examples why men are lazy
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Today, I saw that my ironing board cover was wrinkled.
I laughed at the irony.
Then I laughed again because irony has the word iron in it.
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Hitting a kid in the face with a bottle of Johnson's no more tears.
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Isn't it funny how in school they replaced blackboards with white boards because they work better?
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Writing a 2000 page long book on preserving rain forests.
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And finally, the United States, the most diverse free country, where people can vote, run by a fucking idiot.
Irony by chairperson February 19, 2015
Something directly contradicting the expected outcome or situation.
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 by monoglutamate February 29, 2008
A name, statement, or title, which implies the opposite to its actual meaning.
"The Robinhood trading app fills me with a sense of irony - it actually robs from the poor, and enriches the hudge funds"
Irony by ThomasTheGnome January 30, 2021