Welcome to Is It Ironic. The definitive English writer's resource for the definition of irony and for examples of irony, both in literature and in real life. This site is dedicated to helping you answer questions about the all the types of irony and shows you examples of sarcasm.
Our aim with this site is to help people understand the real meaning and correct usage of "ironic", backed up with examples of what is and what isn't ironic, from the classic Alanis Morissette songs to providing you with other resources for better understanding English, Writing and Literature.
These are our favourite selections from user submitted "Is it ironic that..." questions.
Are the following examples ironic? You vote!
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"A Nebraska teenager - dressed as a mobile breathalysing unit for a Halloween party - was pulled over on his way home and arrested for drink-driving." - The Daily Mail (UK)...
Category: Death
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Tim Schrader, an Australian convicted in Thailand for heroin smuggling and sentenced to death, received a Royal pardon on medical grounds after contracting HIV as a result of sharing needles during his heroin use while in prison....
Category: Irony
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...if you have a phobia of longs words you have to tell people that you have Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?...
Category: Irony
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Picking up pocket kings playing online Texas Holdem only to lose to pocket aces. Then picking up the beautiful pocket aces yourself only to loose to pocket kings hitting that measly three of a kind on the river. That's (well known) poker irony......
Category: Sport
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A link at the bottom of the web page which reads "Accessibility" and is for those with disabilities such as partial-sightedness, is light grey on a white background and is in a very small font?...
Category: Technology
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