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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

That is so ironic.

My life is full of irony
by SarahtheWolfie May 18, 2017
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Irony

Irony is something warm and wet happening down your leg
An example of irony would be someone standing at their letterbox experiencing LBL whilst holding a sanitary product designed to capture the moist misfortune.
by padded with wings March 2, 2015
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Irony

Irony is when this website declares in its official content guidelines that "we have a zero tolerance policy for definitions that include hate speech, bullying, or statements meant to discriminate or incite violence against others" and then proceeds to approve racist definitions and post them on the website. Great job, you hypocritical pieces of shit.
There is a lot of irony in the approval of the word "Jewed" on Urban Dictionary; it shows a real lack of social intelligence and education on the part of the management team of this website.
by EndRacismNow June 14, 2020
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Irony

A lack of insight into one's own shortsightedness.
Oh the irony of people using their smartphones and laptops to post on the internet how investment in science is a waste of money.
by TooManyPseudonymsAlreadyInUse September 3, 2022
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