Alanis Ironic 

A form of irony that, at a cursory glance, seems to completely miss the definition of irony. Upon further consideration, it occurs to people later that the only thing ironic about it is that there is nothing ironic about it. This, in turn, sets up a conundrum wherein critics are no longer sure whether the original author is either a genius or fucking stupid. Named for Alanis Morisette's song Ironic.

The book was Alanis ironic in that the "ironic" stories the author told were so far off the mark that people had to wonder, given his otherwise sound literary prowess, whether he intentionally used "cosmic irony" to both increase the colloquial understanding of the misuse of ironic and define it in a subtle way, or if he really just doesn't understand irony.

Alanis Ironic by Leghumpingconnoisseur January 20, 2015

Alanis Ironic 

a) Something that is NOT ironic, but rather, just really bad luck, or just a really shitty/unfortunate situation or occurrence in general.

b) A semiotic phenomenon stemming from Canadian singer Alanis Morissette's 1996 hit pop song "Ironic" that caused an entire generation (and all generations after) to misuse and not understand the true meaning of the word ironic, resulting in a now culturally acceptable misappropriation of the word ironic.

c) A bastardized definition of the word ironic that is blatantly wrong, yet is widely used and is somehow still accepted in contemporary culture.

'90's kid: "Aw man! its raining and i wanted to go to the beach today!"
'80's kid: "Um, that's not ironic, that's Alanis Ironic."
'90's kid: "What?"
'80's kid: "Dude, that's just bad luck, it's NOT ironic."
'90's kid: "But Alanis said..."
'80's kid: "Yeah, I know what she said- I've heard the song too. I hate to break it to you, but none of the situations in the song "Ironic" are actually ironic at all. For example, it's not "ironic" to have rain on your wedding day, that's just really fucking shitty luck. It would be ironic if you were an esteemed meteorologist, famous for your accuracy, and you had been planning your wedding for years based on your weather predictions for the most perfect, clear, sunny day, and then, totally contrary to your predictions, a huge storm occurs on the day of your wedding. That would be truly ironic."
'90's kid: "I have no fucking clue what you just said."

Alanis Ironic by Captain American't July 11, 2011

Alanis Morissette 

a great singer from canada who sounds very good pissed off about her bf kicking her ass to the curb (see you oughtta know)

person 1: she just dumped me..
person 2: well your in a band, so just go all alanis morissette on her and write a kick ass song about how much she sucks.

Alanis Morissette by ocfangurl March 17, 2005

Alanis Morissette 

Singer/Actor born 1974 in Ottawa, Canada.

Alanis Morissette is a cool Canadian chick.

Alanis Morissette by fred savage July 31, 2004

Alanis Irony 

When someone claims that something is ironic when it clearly isn't.

It's like rain on your wedding day. ... No, that's Alanis irony.

Alanis Irony by Fronts the Most October 22, 2011

Alanis Morissette 

reached the pinacle of success in her late teens in canada as a cheerful pop singer. Then Uncle Joey from Full House dumped her and she became all femanistic and reached global success in the mid 90's with her songs about angst.

Her pre-breakup songs were very bubblegum pop. Then she came out with songs like "You oughta know" and "Ironic."

Alanis Morissette by coolkid4 September 6, 2005

Alanis Morissette 

A Canadian singer who has a powerful singing voice and has written some pretty amazing songs. Her most well-known hit is 'Ironic' and the album people remember her by is 'Jagged Little Pill'. Shame really. I have 'The Collection' and there are some fantastic songs on that.

It's a shame people only remember Alanis Morissette for 'Ironic'

Alanis Morissette by The-Movie-Goddess January 19, 2007