Ironic Edit Meaning

1.

1. A situation where the result is a complete reverse (and practical mockery) of what was expected

2. A word heavy misused and abused in conversation today, mostly by people who think that using the word in any way will automatically make them seem intelligent. The word is usually misused to exactly mean "coincidental" or "tragic", when again it doesn't mean this (see #1)

If the heavy metal band Anthrax dies of anthrax, that would be poetically tragic, but not ironic. If a diabetic crosses the street and is run over by a truck carrying insulin, then it's ironic.

"Isn't it ironic that the pop song 'Ironic' contains absolutely no examples of irony?"

"One issue of Mad Magazine showed Alfred E. Neuman face-down in the desert, crushed to death by a parachuted crate of first aid supplies. Now THAT was ironic!"

2.

containing irony

irony:

-the opposite of the literal meaning

-a mismatch between the expected and the actual result

pro-lifers making death threats to Michael Schiavo is ironic

See Tyrone

3.

That a song about things which are ironic makes no mention of any things which are, in fact, ironic.

4.

Something is Ironic when what happens is the opposite of what is expected

It is ironic that Perez Hilton called Will.I.Am a faggot because Perez is gay.

See irony, ironic, perez hilton, will.i.am, faggot

5.

When a girl who has had sex has never had an orgasm, but a girl who has never had sex has had plenty.

Cake: I just had sex.

Bean: Did you orgasm?

Cake: NO.

Bean: That's ironic, because I've never even kissed a guy but I've had plenty of them.

See ironic, cake, orgasm, bean, sex

6.

1. When a phrase means the opposite of what it literally says.

Opp. literal

NB However similar, not to be confused with sarcasm

2. When an event happens in a certain situation which is contrary to what one would expect.

It would be ironic if the former Worlds Fattest Man died of starvation.

When Ricky Martin, latin american sex-symbol and ladykiller, became famous, there were rumours flying about the media that he was gay.

However, when the russian group T.a.T.u became famous, rumours arose in the media that the two girls that were alledgedly lesbians were in fact heterosexual.

See irony, contradiction, sarcasm, contrary

7.

The use of irony.

Isn't it ironic that a song entitle "Ironic" has nothing to do with irony.