Ironic
/aɪˈrɒnɪk/
/aɪˈrɑːnɪk/
Characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; Humorously sarcastic or mocking.
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1. He has an ironic sense of humor.
Generated by GPT.2. Her ironic observations amused audiences.
Generated by GPT.3. The ironic comment caught everyone off-guard.
Generated by GPT.4. She's ironic without being cruel.
Generated by GPT.5. His ironic outlook masked deeper concerns.
Generated by GPT.6. When people use the word "ironic", they may mean "comically incongruous".
Quoted from Tatoeba.7. It was pretty ironic how the woman was shouting her head off at her bawling baby.
Quoted from Tatoeba.8. The ironic thing about my whole career is that I've been able to hang on for a lot longer than most of the people I've parodied over the years.
Quoted from Tatoeba.9. "Can you think of one positive song out there about being a boy?" "Boys Keep Swinging by David Bowie?" "Yeah, but isn't that song ironic? It's a bit old as well — late 70s, I believe."
Quoted from Tatoeba.10. It's somewhat ironic to have a wave of smog right on Earth Day.
Quoted from Wiktionary.11. It's ironic that we are eating a sandwich in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
Quoted from Wiktionary.12. Don't take it personally. We're just being ironic.
Quoted from Wiktionary.13. You should assume that everything this guy posts is ironic.
Quoted from Wiktionary.
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