Ironic

An unfortunate event having a perverse outcome in the particular context.

Publishing an incorrect example of "ironic" on urban dictionary. For example" "rain on your wedding day" is not ironic. That is unfortunate. It would be ironic if you were a weatherman who predicted sunshine on your wedding day. But, that would be tough to sell as a lyric.

by Achilz June 18, 2011

Ironic

When a hipster has a guilty pleasure they want to publicly partake in, and is pretending not to genuinely enjoy it.

Steve proudly wore his pink Backstreet Boys T-shirt, knowing that his hipster friends would think he was wearing it ironically. He took it even further by posting three whole facebook albums of the concert he got it from.

by Tararist November 30, 2010

ironic

The use of irony.

Isn't it ironic that a song entitle "Ironic" has nothing to do with irony.

by JR December 2, 2003

ironic

a) Something that is contradictory.
b) Something that is complete and utter bullshit (but often accepted nonetheless.)

* see hipster

Anonymous twentysomething in Brooklyn: "I am NOT a hipster!"
<silence>
ironic.

by Captain American't July 11, 2011

Ironic

When a girl who has had sex has never had an orgasm, but a girl who has never had sex has had plenty.

Cake: I just had sex.
Bean: Did you orgasm?
Cake: NO.
Bean: That's ironic, because I've never even kissed a guy but I've had plenty of them.

by cakenbean March 9, 2009

Ironic

If something is ironic it's unexpected, often in an amusing way.

It's ironic that “Erratic conduct and behavior” are reasons @realDonaldTrump is revoking ex @CIA director @JohnBrennan’s security clearance. Adds Brennan has conducted “frenzied commentary

by Reggie Vision August 15, 2018

ironic

1. When a phrase means the opposite of what it literally says.
Opp. literal
NB However similar, not to be confused with sarcasm

2. When an event happens in a certain situation which is contrary to what one would expect.

It would be ironic if the former Worlds Fattest Man died of starvation.

When Ricky Martin, latin american sex-symbol and ladykiller, became famous, there were rumours flying about the media that he was gay.
However, when the russian group T.a.T.u became famous, rumours arose in the media that the two girls that were alledgedly lesbians were in fact heterosexual.

by Rowan D. Easternhall July 26, 2006