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meta-irony

meta-irony noun: irony about irony; something which is ironic about its being ironic.

Noun

meta-irony (countable and uncountable, plural meta-ironies)

  1. Irony about irony; something which is ironic about its being ironic.
  2. A variant of post-irony where something nominally earnest is presented as if it were ironic.
  3. An instance of irony that doesn't allow deciphering the actual state of affairs being its object.

Forms of meta-irony

pluralmeta-ironies

Origin of meta-irony

From meta- + irony.

Questions about meta-irony

What does meta-irony mean?
Meta-irony means irony about irony; something which is ironic about its being ironic.
What part of speech is meta-irony?
Meta-irony is a noun.
What is the plural of meta-irony?
The plural of meta-irony is meta-ironies.

Words near meta-irony in the dictionary

  1. meta-genders
  2. meta-induction
  3. meta-inductive
  4. meta-inductivist
  5. meta-inductivists
  6. meta-irony
  7. meta-knowledge
  8. meta-knowledges
  9. meta-level
  10. meta-model
  11. meta-models

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