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post-irony

post-irony noun: a state in which earnest and ironic intents become muddled.

Noun

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

  1. A state in which earnest and ironic intents become muddled.
  2. A return from irony to earnestness.

Forms of post-irony

pluralpost-ironies
alternative formpostirony

Origin of post-irony

From post- + irony.

Questions about post-irony

What does post-irony mean?
Post-irony means a state in which earnest and ironic intents become muddled.
What part of speech is post-irony?
Post-irony is a noun.
What is the plural of post-irony?
The plural of post-irony is post-ironies.

Words near post-irony in the dictionary

  1. post-industrialisation
  2. post-industrialization
  3. post-internet
  4. post-ironic
  5. post-ironies
  6. post-irony
  7. post-Islamic
  8. post-it
  9. post-it note
  10. post-it notes
  11. post-its

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