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dramatic irony 

Simply put, dramatic irony is when a person makes a harmless remark and someone else who hears it knows something that makes the remark have a different, and usually unpleasant, meaning. For instance, if you are in a restaurant and said out loud, "I can't wait to eat the veal marsala I ordered," and there were people around who knew that the veil marsala was poisoned and that you would die as soon as you took a bite, your situation would be one of dramatic irony.
Uncle Monty: "I promise that if you take time to learn the facts, no harm will come to you here in the Reptile Room."

As you and I listen to Uncle Monty tell the three Baudelaire orphans that no harm will ever come to them in the Reptile Room, we should be experiencing the strange feeling that accompanies the arrival of dramatic irony. This feeling is not unlike the sinking in one's stomach when one is in an elevator that suddenly goes down, or when you are snug in bed and your closet door suddenly creaks open to reveal the person who has been hiding there. For no matter how safe and happy the three children felt, no matter how comforting Uncle Monty's words were, you and I know that soon Uncle Monty will be dead and the Baudelaires will be miserable once again.
dramatic irony by Daniel Handler January 18, 2011

dramatic irony 

Getting run over by an ambulance.
dramatic irony by 123mn April 20, 2007

Dramatic Irony 

Dramatic irony is when something dramatic happens that is also ironic.
Ex. Someone has a national champion Frisbee throwing trophy, and is going to throw you a Frisbee. When they throw it, it hits them in the face.

"Dramatic irony is very difficult to master when writing a story."
"It sure is!"
Dramatic Irony by Paddeloo March 2, 2017

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
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We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
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