When someone tells a long story and you zone out, and the story teller looks for a reaction, saying "sweet irony" to the story teller is an appropriate response. Story that was told may or may not contain actual irony.
Abe Lincoln: Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, what did you think of my Gettsburg Adress?
Hannibal Hamlin: Sweet irony!
Hannibal Hamlin: Sweet irony!
by MxyzptlkNY June 7, 2010
An unfortunate coincidence that is, in no way, ironic. Inspired by Alanis Morrisette's "Ironic", which doesn't use irony in any of the song, just a bunch of examples of bad luck.
Isn't it ironic that we're both wearing the same Alanis t-shirts today?
Not really, it's just a coincidence.
Right, it's Canadian Irony!
Not really, it's just a coincidence.
Right, it's Canadian Irony!
by LittleJohn73 September 29, 2010
Schrödinger’s Irony is when a meme is racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise offensive. The OP of the meme decides if it was ironic or not based on the reception it gets, thus being ironic and non-ironic at the same time.
“It’s Schrödinger’s Irony! My meme is racist and not funny, you say? Well then it was merely ironic!”
by geosaltss April 1, 2020
The point of meta irony is to muddle the joke making your audience wonder if you’re being serious or joking and ultimately leaving them confused. And maybe even concerned
Meta-Irony is a layer of a joke. First comes “Sincerity/Pre-Irony”, then “Sarcasm/Irony” and last “Post Irony/Meta Irony”
Meta Irony is commonly used in Gen Z humor, because of the world they grew up in which was very bleak.. ie 9/11, constant news updates, having a date for when it’s too late to stop climate change, stock market crash, a generation born into the technology age etc.
Gen Z humor follows a nihilistic approach, nothing matters so who cares what I say or do or actually come off as “cringe”.
Millennials however also had a nihilistic approach but seeped more into nothing matters, so why should I try.. *listens to MCR*
Meta-Irony and Gen Z humor looks for the zany and random because they are so completely immersed in media that they have seen it all and have a need or search for more.
Meta-Irony is a layer of a joke. First comes “Sincerity/Pre-Irony”, then “Sarcasm/Irony” and last “Post Irony/Meta Irony”
Meta Irony is commonly used in Gen Z humor, because of the world they grew up in which was very bleak.. ie 9/11, constant news updates, having a date for when it’s too late to stop climate change, stock market crash, a generation born into the technology age etc.
Gen Z humor follows a nihilistic approach, nothing matters so who cares what I say or do or actually come off as “cringe”.
Millennials however also had a nihilistic approach but seeped more into nothing matters, so why should I try.. *listens to MCR*
Meta-Irony and Gen Z humor looks for the zany and random because they are so completely immersed in media that they have seen it all and have a need or search for more.
Meta Irony Can sound like:
Omg guys!! Stop calling me a furry haha, it’s not like I have a suit in my closet or anything haha lol, you totally wouldn’t find ears hidden in my bed sheets.. haha who would even think that?? I mean unless… I’m KIDDING!! No but like I mean…
Or using “Rawr XD” because Gen Z knows just exactly how cringey it is and now finds it funny to add into sentences among peers.
Ex: *in a manic happy tone* “yeah I’m just having the peachiest time today at work doing my absolute favorite tasks like blending peanut butter!! No it’s literally the best actually because it comes out so smooth it’s just my favorite when it pours perfectly in the bottle. I’ll keep you updated L-O-L Rawr XD!!
Omg guys!! Stop calling me a furry haha, it’s not like I have a suit in my closet or anything haha lol, you totally wouldn’t find ears hidden in my bed sheets.. haha who would even think that?? I mean unless… I’m KIDDING!! No but like I mean…
Or using “Rawr XD” because Gen Z knows just exactly how cringey it is and now finds it funny to add into sentences among peers.
Ex: *in a manic happy tone* “yeah I’m just having the peachiest time today at work doing my absolute favorite tasks like blending peanut butter!! No it’s literally the best actually because it comes out so smooth it’s just my favorite when it pours perfectly in the bottle. I’ll keep you updated L-O-L Rawr XD!!
by u know that one person February 8, 2023
Jennifer: You're such a slut Kate.
Kate: Well that's just slut irony, cause I'm not the one fucking a new guy every night!
Kate: Well that's just slut irony, cause I'm not the one fucking a new guy every night!
by Crowlae May 19, 2010
by Fronts the Most May 29, 2011
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.
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.
by Daniel Handler January 18, 2011