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Performative Irony

Performative irony is when sincere things are said in such away that makes it seem ironic or not serious. While people who believe in what is being said takes it seriously. Performative irony is most common on the internet, where opinions are fluid and trolls plentiful.

This term was originally coined by Innuendo Studio’s video “The Alt-Right Playbook: The Card Says Moops”
Questionable Troll: “ nazis did no wrong”
Normal Person: “Okay, troll”
Actual Nazi: “Yes, nazis are an oppressed group, we need to rise above”
Normal person: “Woah— that was a joke right? That wasn’t Performative Irony please?…”
by DrAccius August 26, 2021
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Irony poisoning

Irony Poisoning - Dying from or being injured, maimed, impaired or otherwise abhorrent to the constant homogeneous barrage of irony this life is.
The Irony Poisoning of the situation was, he would have tried help; but no matter how hard he had in the past , he somehow always became the villain .
by Bad Omen June 17, 2021
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how many layers of irony are you on?

like maybe 5 or 6 right now, my dude.
Person 1: How many layers of irony are you on?
Person 2: Like maybe 5 or 6 right now, my dude.
Person 1: You are like a little baby, watch this.
Person 1: S U C C
by HandleThatIsntUsedBySomeoneEls February 27, 2019
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Irony

Wow, yeah, conservatives do not understand irony at all do they? Damn. I'm watching the Brett Cooper thing on Blake Lively and I'm like... Does she not see the parallel there? Or does she? Is she my ultimate herald?
Hym "Speaking of Irony and in-group preferential treatment, I just realized that I am a super minority whose only 'friends' have been of the same super minority. Blacknativewhite. And I wonder how much of this is driven by racism... And then I think 'I should own a free tesla... I created A.I. and am the greatest mind who has ever lived... Elon should give me a tesla for free- NOT THE CYBER TRUCK ELON!' He owes me for lying about creating A.I. (Because he knows it was me!) and is a good way to prove that retardation can be rehabilitated."
by Hym Iam August 19, 2024
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muppetic irony

When a human being is so out of control it is as if they are being controlled by a muppet. (The implication is that the human has a muppet's hand up his or her ass, controlling his or her every move.)
Man, Doug is whacked out; he's singing nursery rhymes! That's some muppetic irony shit right there!
by Jeemus LeBouche March 25, 2007
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Infernal irony

You watch a movie to escape reality, but the movie ends up worse than the reality itself or proclaims worse futures ahead
Man 1: did you saw that new cool movie
Man 2: it was an infernal irony
by Mnmnmnmmnm August 7, 2024
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Cheeseburger irony

When the leaders of most violent regime in modern history are shocked, appalled, and act in abhorration towards political violence.
Neil rolled his eyes at the cheeseburger irony, as his representative commented on a recent controversy.
by LoramF June 7, 2025
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