What is Alanic?
1.
Something that one might mistake for irony, but is actually not. Typically, a predictable worst-case scenario come to fruition. Named after Alanis Morrissette, who's song "Ironic" uses examples of "irony" that are not ironic -- e.g. rain on your wedding day.
Wow 10,000 spoons and all you need is a knife? That's ironic! No it's not -- it's alanic.
2.
Something that isn't ironic but you might think it is if you were a dozy Canadian bint. Named after Alanis Morisette's "Ironic".
"It's like rain on your wedding day" is alanic because it is only ironic if marrying a weatherman and he set the date. Otherwise it just sucks.
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