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r/Irony

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***Irony*** is a figure of speech defining an outcome of events which occur in a way that is contrary to what was, or might have been expected. It can often be funny, but is also characterized in tragic events.

We tag flair onto posts to help identify particular types of irony. These tags are not set in stone, please comment your opinion if you disagree with the sub-category in which a post is tagged.

An Entertaining & Educational sub-Reddit.

Notice: This subreddit is not actively monitored, so the posts here are only a small subset of what exists on reddit.

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Coincidence Situational Irony Verbal Irony Discussion Cosmic Irony Irony of Fate Ironic Cosmic Irony Socratic Irony Situational/Coincidental Irony
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to r/Irony by Negative_Influence26
1 day ago
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If you search constitution on whitehouse.gov the top result is about ending federal censorship while actively censoring the constitution
Situational Irony
to r/Irony by PurpleMonkey-DshWshr
1 month ago
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More Freedom / Less Government - Wants to monitor all pregnancies 🤦
Situational/Coincidental Irony
to r/Irony by DynamicPickle
6 days ago
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Am I doing this right?
to r/Irony by Regular-Medium1827
10 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Harvard’s Reddit thread says my YouTube video link is spam or clickbait, and only their affiliated news sources are considered reputable… even though their current president has plagiarized multiple papers and they refuse to fire her… image
Harvard’s Reddit thread says my YouTube video link is spam or clickbait, and only their affiliated news sources are considered reputable… even though their current president has plagiarized multiple papers and they refuse to fire her…
to r/Irony by MissyGoodhead
5 months ago
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A thing of beauty this one
Situational Irony
to r/Irony by un-too-serious
1 year ago
BAL
Verbal Irony
to r/Irony by Ok-Can-4450
5 months ago
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I salute you
to r/Irony by wanderingsheppard
1 year ago
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so much in one shot
to r/Irony by Stalked_Like_Corn
10 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Wall Street Journal, with a paid sub, with ads, showing an article about how it can cause high carbon emissions but low returns image
Wall Street Journal, with a paid sub, with ads, showing an article about how it can cause high carbon emissions but low returns
Irony of Fate
to r/Irony by FishPasteGuy
1 year ago
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Hello, Pot? Hi, it’s Kettle calling.
Situational Irony
to r/Irony by Homo_Socialist
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Sitting at a bar in an NYC airport and there is a preacher on tv. Surrounded by liquor bottles. Juxtaposition at its finest. image
Sitting at a bar in an NYC airport and there is a preacher on tv. Surrounded by liquor bottles. Juxtaposition at its finest.
Situational Irony
to r/Irony by ilikebigmutts_
1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for The license plate, though 👀😂 image
The license plate, though 👀😂
to r/Irony by deepanshu9205
3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for So my ex who cheated on me just posted this story. I wanna dm her "👏 👏 👏" image
So my ex who cheated on me just posted this story. I wanna dm her "👏 👏 👏"
to r/Irony by Glockoslnave
3 months ago
I tried to go to r/wowthissubexistsNSFW but it has been shut down...
Cosmic Irony
to r/Irony by thegoods21
1 year ago
Wired playing both sides of the coin...
to r/Irony by ProbablyCreative
7 months ago
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Reddit irony at its best
to r/Irony by MichaelGMorgillo
10 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Decry the American Superiority mindset by claiming foreigners can't understand "real" politics~ image
Decry the American Superiority mindset by claiming foreigners can't understand "real" politics~
Ironic
to r/Irony by Book-Flamingo
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for My sister got this for me on Christmas... bad timing image
My sister got this for me on Christmas... bad timing
to r/Irony by killertjed
6 months ago
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So how about no.
to r/Irony by g4rretc
10 months ago
Preview thumbnail for On a page about link rot image
On a page about link rot
Situational Irony
to r/Irony by potatoequalrights
10 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Not such a good bot now... image
Not such a good bot now...
Ironic
to r/Irony by potatoequalrights
10 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Says somebody who can’t spell “starting”... image
Says somebody who can’t spell “starting”...
Ironic
to r/Irony by AdultTeething
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Guess we'll have to be Myspace friends... image
Guess we'll have to be Myspace friends...
to r/Irony by Spiffinit
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Calling myself out on being a basic bitch. image
Calling myself out on being a basic bitch.
to r/Irony by HeCallsMeGirlfriend
7 months ago
Does this count?