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ironical

Comically antiquated variation on 'ironic' presently used most often to emphasise the unseriousness of a point. 'Ironical', like many nouns accepting the -ical adjectival suffix (e.g., poetical, hermetical, etc.) fell into disuse in favour of the shorter -ic form (e.g., poetic, hermetic, etc.) in Early Modern English. The anachronistic 'ironical' is therefore most commonly used in current speech to suggest the absurdity of an expression.
Speaker 1: That...that doesn't make much sense.
Speaker 2: Yes, one might even suspect, for example, that I was being ironical!
by Yst June 29, 2006
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ironic

An unexpected result, often the opposite of what was expected to happen.
Isn't it ironic that ISIS is attacking France with weapons Made in France but sold to Syria.
People posting things with #PrayForParis, while their government earnt the money to provide for internet by selling weapons to ISIS, is quite ironic.
by CrazyKai January 20, 2016
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Ironicy

A situation or idea that seems relevant with irony
The strongest members of the totem pole are at the bottom, making the ironicy a power struggle.
by Wysteria Wolfe November 1, 2017
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irrotic

The act of being ironically and erratically erotic. Also referred to by none as a "funny fear boner".
"Man, that hyper-ass sexy clown is totally irrotic." "You mean erotic?" "Nope."
by SugarLlama January 5, 2018
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IronicJoe

IronicJoe, a 12 year old with the mentality of an 8 year old. The funniest person on earth, no cap. Makes inappropriate jokes that are fucking dumb, but he's still the best.
Hey this dude is really funny, but his jokes are always about eSex must be IronicJoe.
by IronicJoeSecretLoverUWU August 2, 2019
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meta-ironic

When something is meta-irony or you're unable to tell if it's ironic or sincere.
4chan is incredibly meta-ironic, they claim that everything they say is a joke, but everyone knows they've radicalized people to committing hate crimes and race motivated killing. They might start out joking but eventually many of them end up believing everything they say and it becomes post-irony. However, some of the things that are said are so delusional you're not sure anyone believes them, so we can't tell if they're being ironic or sincere.
by leftistmonke November 25, 2020
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Ironic Lolicon

A fake pedophile or a pedophile who copes hard and is in denial.
digibro is an ironic lolicon.
by bgfbhfhfgghnfhfhffh September 30, 2022
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