Irony Irony
Yes, you read that right. "Irony irony" is a real category on this site - examples of irony about irony itself. If you've ever wondered whether a site about irony could be ironic, or whether the very concept of irony is somehow ironic, you're in the right place. We have 1,758 examples and we're honestly not sure what that says about us, or the English language, or the universe. Probably all three.
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Is it ironic that The Sultan of Brunei is screwing gay people, for screwing gay people?
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Is it ironic that I describe myself or my profession using a word or words that traditionally would be used as an insult in order to subvert the usual meaning of that word - ie is someone who works as a banker calling themselves a 'bankster' doing so in an ironic way.
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Is it ironic that I went to a mainstream catholic school and DID NOT get a proper education because I'm special needs?
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Is it ironic that The preservative Natamycin (used as an anti-fungal agent for foods) is extracted from a yeast.
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Is it ironic that A handsome boy has no girlfriend.
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Is it ironic that For a singer singing a cover of "Black Hole Sun" in which he sings...
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Is it ironic that A sentient and highly intelligent robot is ignorant to the fact that she is not human?
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Is it ironic that Radiotherapy can cause cancer.
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Is it ironic that A sign asking people to phone a number for help with reading if they could not read.
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Is it ironic that Someone accused salary-demanding unpaid interns of being entitled only because he was too entitled to know what work an intern does?
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Is it ironic that A plasterer doing a joiners job explaining to a joiner doing a handymans job how to hang a door .
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Is it ironic that The center of the California wildfires is a town names paradise?
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Is it ironic that A high school student tells someone else that they are so immature but act immature themselves?
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Is it ironic that I tell myself a lie so often it becomes the truth.
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Is it ironic that The worst maths student in class becomes a math teacher.
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Is it ironic that A guy who smoked weed all his life has to stop for a dark spot in his lungs just as weed becomes legal.
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Is it ironic that We live next door to a power station and we've just had a power cut?
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Is it ironic that Email to friend ends by saying: "As Alaways, Thank You Dearly!" Signed, XXX **Above Signature Line is just for visual context** The sender noticed they had misspelled the word ALWAYS (misspelled as Alaways).
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Is it ironic that All of the ironic animal posts, on a website explaining what is and isn't ironic, are not really ironic.
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Is it ironic that The road sign says 'Road works' just when it doesn't.
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Is it ironic that I had to rush to catch my train to get to my 'Introduction to Tai Chi' course.
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Is it ironic that A girl given the name of the ancient goddess of hunting was in the end the most hunted person in the modern age.
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Is it ironic that My girlfriend won't learn to drive because it's too expensive but will waste a lot of money on a sport she can only get to with a car.
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Is it ironic that If I focus on distracting myself.
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Is it ironic that Someone tells you, "you will believe what you want to believe" in a debate over subjective definitions of a concept while thinking that final comment means they won.