Irony is the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. Similarly, irony may be a statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea
Many people believe verbal irony to be synonymous with sarcasm, but sarcasm is only one of the common types of verbal irony. It appears in four basic forms:
1- sarcasm (saying “Oh, fantastic!” when the situation is actually very bad)
2-Socratic irony (pretending to be ignorant to show that someone else is ignorant: "I'm confused, I thought your curfew was at 11. Isn't it past 12 now?")
3- understatement (saying "We don't get along" after having a huge fight with someone)
4- overstatement (saying "I'll die if I can't go to the concert!")
1- sarcasm (saying “Oh, fantastic!” when the situation is actually very bad)
2-Socratic irony (pretending to be ignorant to show that someone else is ignorant: "I'm confused, I thought your curfew was at 11. Isn't it past 12 now?")
3- understatement (saying "We don't get along" after having a huge fight with someone)
4- overstatement (saying "I'll die if I can't go to the concert!")
by elmotawa7ed July 11, 2022
Get the Ironymug. by QueenKatnissC March 20, 2023
Get the Ironymug. (hypothetical email response, in the tone of irony)
damn man,
this email, it made me shit the bed, it honestly did. i fell asleep and my "email" ding happened. (a nice littly diddy, my netbook sings at me when i get mail.)
mentioned email, woke me for a light sleep, i ate a shit ton of oreos earlier, now my bed is oreo shit laden.
thanks for that
(read out loud in a tone of walken or shatner, your choice)
damn man,
this email, it made me shit the bed, it honestly did. i fell asleep and my "email" ding happened. (a nice littly diddy, my netbook sings at me when i get mail.)
mentioned email, woke me for a light sleep, i ate a shit ton of oreos earlier, now my bed is oreo shit laden.
thanks for that
(read out loud in a tone of walken or shatner, your choice)
by oreo mud tunnel September 16, 2010
Get the ironymug. 1. Life’s way of reminding you that karma has a sense of humor.
2. The gap between what someone means and what they’re accidentally proving.
3. Waving a flag made in China while shouting “America First.”
2. The gap between what someone means and what they’re accidentally proving.
3. Waving a flag made in China while shouting “America First.”
My fiancés dad sending me a video about “dumb women” was like watching a maga parade where people are waving flags made in China while shouting “America First” — you want to look away, but the irony’s too loud.
by Menopause Diary Blog October 5, 2025
Get the Ironymug. When someone tries to pretend they were being ironic, but they meant exactly what they were saying. Often a tactic of bullies and fascists who claim they were just making jokes and having fun, but the intent has nothing to do with having fun.
It's false irony when Matt Walsh's Twitter calls himself a "Theocratic fascist", and pretends he's just being ironic, but then actually promotes fascism.
by YourPreudonym August 2, 2022
Get the false ironymug. Frig-Ironi Is a Synonym for freak Or F***. It is used when in a wild or Hectic Situation, Frig-Ironi is not to get confused with the cheesy Pasta dish Macaroni, frig-ironi is actually used in a completely different context. Not a Food !!
by ANNMOOSUY September 20, 2020
Get the frig-ironimug. ahy-ruh-nee -noun
Pun used to describe the taste one experiences when "eating out" a girl while she is on her monthly menstrual cycle, with the idea that blood has an iron-like taste.
Pun used to describe the taste one experiences when "eating out" a girl while she is on her monthly menstrual cycle, with the idea that blood has an iron-like taste.
by JoPe09 May 16, 2011
Get the Ironymug.