meta-irony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Irony about irony; something which is ironic about its being ironic.
  2. A variant of post-irony where something nominally earnest is presented as if it were ironic.
  3. An instance of irony that doesn't allow deciphering the actual state of affairs being its object.

Word forms

meta-irony meta-ironies

Etymology

From meta- + irony.

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