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tragic (dramatic) irony

When an actor/actress dies in a way that is contrary to the characters in which they portrayed
Paul Walker in a fast and furious wreck

Tragic (dramatic) irony
by Annoying guest December 1, 2013
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Irony Banana

When you lay down a banana in a Mario Kart game just to hit it on your next tap.
I thought that I was being smart by laying a banana in the narrow turn, but it turned into an irony banana when I hit it on the next lap.
by Suit Boy January 2, 2012
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Irony

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"
by ThomasTheGnome January 30, 2021
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irony of love

How something so beautiful could end up being destructive— with how ironic love is, people learned how to cry, and lie.
Love never hurts. But if it does, maybe it isn't even love, or it's just the irony of love acting up.
by kvshoney October 2, 2021
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an irony of hipsters

A collective noun referring to three or more overtly trendy yet alternative millennials, or hipsters, meeting or traveling in a group together. A comparable identifier in the animal kingdom would be a murder of crows or an array of hedgehogs.
The artisan cider brewery and cheese shop was empty until an irony of hipsters came in and took up the tables and couch in the corner.
by RhythmLife July 14, 2015
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crowd irony

An ironic situation in which a lot of people do something in order to avoid a crowd/traffic, but end up making a crowd or completely emptying the space.
Apparently the freeway was going to be very busy, so everyone went a different way, and thus caused crowd irony because it would have been almost empty to drive on and there was heavy traffic on the nearby roads.
by luluthomas888 May 6, 2018
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functional irony

A form of irony in which aesthetic (design) and form (function) are intersubjective.

Exuded by a design or interface metaphor; a skeumorph; or a meme.
Memes exude (express) functional irony.
by sandraxine July 29, 2018
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