Twirony (Twitter Irony)....the practice of communicating with a blend of irony and sincerity on social media.
It fails to express clear thoughts and feelings. It is often designed to hurt someone's feelings and belittle/humiliate them. It serves to reduce someone's personal responsibility for what they are saying by dulling the meaning with mock-sincerity.
It fails to express clear thoughts and feelings. It is often designed to hurt someone's feelings and belittle/humiliate them. It serves to reduce someone's personal responsibility for what they are saying by dulling the meaning with mock-sincerity.
After he let loose with a barrage of Twirony, I felt a combination of befuddlement, depression and offense, and was no clearer to understanding what he was actually trying to say beyond the most simplistic of notions.
by Ludicrous Gibs July 27, 2013
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Get the Twirony mug.A state of disaffection, particularly likely to occur when one believes one's awareness of social contradictions is pointless owing to a general lack of concern in the larger population over such contradictions.
A feeling between that of ennui and malaise, often predicated on the perception that meaningful distinctions are being swallowed up by larger cultural forces. Often felt most acutely in shopping malls.
A feeling between that of ennui and malaise, often predicated on the perception that meaningful distinctions are being swallowed up by larger cultural forces. Often felt most acutely in shopping malls.
Submitting to the forces of tirony, Steve declined to point out that the "wholly original" movie was really a remake.
by Felix00 June 22, 2009
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