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Morissettian irony 

Something that is ironic only by virtue of the fact that it is considered ironic when it is in fact, not; when an event is in fact a coincidence but instead is passed off as irony.
The fact that it rained on your wedding day is Morissettian irony, because you thought it was ironic, but it really wasn't.

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

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.

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.

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.
functional irony by sandraxine July 29, 2018

Egotistical Drug Irony 

When somebody keeps doing drugs and gets an ego from it, when it is the root of why the person shouldn't have an ego. This is also ironically what makes it even harder for the person to quit the habit.
Josh: Yo dawg, wanna smoke some of dat supa fire?

Victor: I'm kind of busy right now... I have, er, a lot to do today...

Josh: Aight dawg whatever mang... more for me fool! Stay chill dawg.

Victor: *Facepalms to himself knowing the Egotistical Drug Irony*