i·ro·ny (i'r?-ne, i'?r-)
n., pl. -nies.1.
a) The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
b) An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
c) A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See synonyms at wit1.
2.
a) Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: “Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated” (Richard Kain).
b) An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity. See Usage Note at ironic. 3. Dramatic irony.
4. Socratic irony. [French ironie, from Old French, from Latin ironia, from Greek eironeia, feigned ignorance, from eiron, dissembler, probably from eirein, to say.]
Later,
Matt 
how about you man up and kill the thing? Then cut it into little pieces and scatter them on the porch as a warning to the other gummy worms not to mess with you. - Spee 00:01:50 06/03/05
Everyone smarter than a tube of toothpaste understood the situation. - Kenny 13:28:43 07/07/05 WickedZX: right, if ghey could be cool
WickedZX: it would be a del sol Way to try and save face. Better luck next time. (n/m) - ENVYMYZ 15:24:58 12/09/05
no one likes you, fyi. (n/m) - bjamin 15:28:08 12/09/05
This is something we can all agree on. (n/m) - Kenny 15:51:59 12/09/05 "matt is in no better shape, it's clear for the last 6+ months he's been on the "suck up to vets campain". woohoo. lots of respect for that. then, he flips and startes to bash and threaten the ones he was sucking up to. the kid has such low over all confedance that one b day post wasn't enough, he had to have two and complain about the first one being nuked. and tops it off by bragging about having to go out to spend time with his girly cuz he can't bring her home to have relations. awsome!" - HaloZ w00t! - Spee 21:56:30 02/03/06
Nice, see you tomorrow at 2. - WickedZX (NoVA)
don't give it up on the first date... - PennStateZ
I think it's far too late for that. - TT XTZ |
