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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to r/Irony by Regular-Medium1827

8 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…

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to r/Irony by MissyGoodhead

2 months ago

A thing of beauty this one

Situational Irony

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to r/Irony by un-too-serious

1 year ago

BAL

Verbal Irony

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to r/Irony by Ok-Can-4450

3 months ago

I salute you

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to r/Irony by wanderingsheppard

1 year ago

so much in one shot

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to r/Irony by FishPasteGuy

1 year ago

Hello, Pot? Hi, it’s Kettle calling.

Situational Irony

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to r/Irony by Homo_Socialist

3 months ago

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

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to r/Irony by ilikebigmutts_

1 year ago

The license plate, though 👀😂

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to r/Irony by deepanshu9205

1 month ago

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So my ex who cheated on me just posted this story. I wanna dm her "👏 👏 👏"

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to r/Irony by Glockoslnave

1 month ago

I tried to go to r/wowthissubexistsNSFW but it has been shut down...

Cosmic Irony

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to r/Irony by thegoods21

1 year ago

Wired playing both sides of the coin...

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to r/Irony by ProbablyCreative

5 months ago

Reddit irony at its best

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to r/Irony by MichaelGMorgillo

8 months ago

Decry the American Superiority mindset by claiming foreigners can't understand "real" politics~

Ironic

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3 years ago

to r/Irony by DogMoment

2 months ago

I think we all know which one is the better one...

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to r/Irony by Book-Flamingo

3 months ago

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My sister got this for me on Christmas... bad timing

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to r/Irony by killertjed

3 months ago

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So how about no.

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5 years ago

to r/Irony by g4rretc

7 months ago

On a page about link rot

Situational Irony

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to r/Irony by AdultTeething

3 months ago

Guess we'll have to be Myspace friends...

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to r/Irony by Spiffinit

4 months ago

Calling myself out on being a basic bitch.

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5 years ago 1 comment

to r/Irony by HeCallsMeGirlfriend

4 months ago

Does this count?

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to r/Irony by dripdropboop

1 month ago

a love souprem

Ironic

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to r/Irony by subarutim

8 months ago

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Scott Walker was narrowly ousted in Wisconsin, and a law he put in place means he can't ask for a recount

in Wisconsin

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to r/Irony by ilikebigmutts_

1 year ago

It wasn't such an "easy" open.. 😒🙄

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to r/Irony by xNeyNounex

2 months ago

This chiropractor

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to r/Irony by Dexter_Jettster

7 months ago

Really, Disney?

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