Literary · Asked 27th May 2013 · 807 views Is it ironic that... some people misuse the word ironic? The verdict 25% ironic 75% not 75% say this is NOT ironic · 2 votes Cast your vote How ironic is this on a scale of 0 to 10? 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Definitely ironic Not ironic at all Submit vote ← All examples Random example → Submit your own → More literary irony View all → Is it ironic that After studying the book 'of mice and men' I want to shoot myself in the back of my head? 75% ironic 2 votes Vote → Is it ironic that My buddy took over 12 hours to respond to my email and in his response he complained that I take too long to respond to, or check, emails? 70% ironic 5 votes Vote → Is it ironic that A disproportional number of educated people use the word ironic incorrectly? 67% not ironic 3 votes Vote → Is it ironic that There was a sign in the library with bad grammar and spelling mistakes? 92% ironic 6 votes Vote → Not sure what counts? Read our definition of irony, or learn the difference between situational irony and plain bad luck.