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post-ironic

adjective: meaning "after irony". Modern style of art or fashion that follows a phase that was ironic. Being sincere or earnest as opposed to flippant and sarcastic.
Lucky, a graphic novel
by Gabrielle Bell:

"Lucky" is also a startling achievement: a coming-of-age tale -- from hipster Williamsburg, no less -- told without a whisper of irony."

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Coming of age in a post-ironic black-and-white world
By Matthew Shaer, Globe Correspondent November 25, 2006
by leeza-jane March 30, 2007
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ironicred

n. A type of "credibility" earned when hipsters decide with puzzling unanimity to partake of ironic enjoyment of cheesy cultural artifacts, esp. from the 1980s. Coinage: Garrett Morrison
When and why did Journey get hipster ironicred?
by wordluvah August 5, 2008
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ironish

Describes incongruous situations that are not quite ironic; trivial unfortunate coincidences.
It's like raiiiii-iain on your wedding day, a free ride when you've already paid. Isn't it ironish? Yea, I really do think.
by blake31 June 18, 2013
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ironic idealism

The outer limit of postmodernism. Idealism viewed ironically. Does not cover ironic nihilism which is a form of ironic idealism but falls OUTSIDE of the limits of postmodernism. Consistent with postmodernism's idyllic denialism or its perception of idealism as unreachable or unattainable except through irony.
Hollywood films 1990-2010 contain themes of ironic idealism or idealism viewed ironically.
by sandraxine April 18, 2018
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Ironic Doge

A meme in which the doge is being ironic,this includes “Karen you witch” “What do you mean I can’t have this” You get the idea
by Nathorix is a pedo July 18, 2019
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Ironitelligent

i•roni•tel•li•gent
1. An intelligent person that hangs around unintelligent people.
2. Irony based on the fact that someone intelligent would hang out with people far less intelligent than them.
1. That girl Becca is pretty ironitelligent.
2. The fact that you hang out with those people is ironitelligent.
by CTGreen February 26, 2020
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Ironia

Ciò da cui è affetto peepa
Es. "L̵̰̖̂'̵̯̇͝i ͇͎̾r̴̟͑o̴̞̾̽n ̢̹͑i ̩͝ạ̴́̕ ̶͎͜͠m̵̗̪̀i ̮̩̏̆ ̨̈́h ̮̈́͗á̴̹͔ ̵̹̄d̵͙͒i̵͂͐ͅs̶̬̈̇t̶͖̗̒r̶̩̈́͗u ̥̣͛̚t ̫͑̚t ̝̖͝o̴̮̖͂" 😔
Ironia=pain😔😔
by (•-•) November 10, 2020
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