meta-irony
Meanings
noun
- Irony about irony; something which is ironic about its being ironic.
- A variant of post-irony where something nominally earnest is presented as if it were ironic.
- An instance of irony that doesn't allow deciphering the actual state of affairs being its object.
Word forms
Etymology
From meta- + irony.
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