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hyperirony

Irony that can be expressed aesthetically but not linguistically. Irony beyond postmodern (existential) juxtaposition. Irony characterized by faux-infinite aesthetic self-reference (recursivity).

Often expressed in terms of post-ironic memes in 4Chan textboards.
Hyperirony has taken over the 4Chan/Reddit user experience paradigm
by tomorrowtomorrow October 26, 2017
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