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Irony (from the Ancient Greek , meaning hypocrisy, deception, or feigned ignorance) is a situation, literary or rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity, discordance, or unintended connect...
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Definition of ironically in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of ironically. Pronunciation of ironically. Translations of ironically. ironically synonyms, ironically antonyms. Information about ironically in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... 1. (sentence modifier) it is ironic that ironically,
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Definition of ironically from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "Ironically" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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irony n. , pl. , -nies . The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning ... Home > Library > Literature & Language > Antonyms ... irony a subtly humorous perception of inconsistency, in which an apparently straightforward statement or event is undermined by its context so as...
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The term irony is derived from the Greek eiron (dissembler), and denotes that the appearance of things differs from their reality, whether in terms of meaning, situation, or action. ... whereas in unstable irony there is no perspective that is not itself undercut ironically. (See allegory, satire, point of view .)
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; The famously stupid Tennessee GOP is launching this lovely 4-minute “ad” to welcome Michelle Obama to Nashville, ... It shows her saying that one time that she’s only been proud of America once in her adult lifetime, and then it asks Average Tennesseans to name The first Average subject is “Tate,” a preppy,
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Congratulations are in order to YouTube-competitor Hulu, which took just five months to come up with a name after announcing itself in March. ... ... by Michael Arrington on August 29, 2007 ... Congratulations are in order to YouTube-competitor Hulu, which took just five months to come up with a name after announcing itself...
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White people hate a lot of stuff (white people who vote republican, television, Vin Diesel movies, SUVs, fast food) but every once in a while they turn that hate ... Often times, white people will make a joke about how hard it is to define irony.  It’s not that funny, ... The most horrific recent example is Trucker hats,
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In a recent interview with GQ, former Bush adviser Karl Rove criticized Sen. ... ROVE: Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t. But I respect those who consciously get up in the morning and put a flag lapel pin on. ... 173 Responses to “Rove ironically attacks Obama for not wearing flag pins.”...
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Thus 78 percent of the Usage Panel rejects the use of ironically in the sentence In 1969 Susie moved from Ithaca to California where she met her husband-to-be, who, ironically, also came from upstate New York.
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