Struggling to understand the difference between irony and unfortunate events. My partner is quite smart and I don’t want to make a fool of myself.
EDIT – Thanks everyone, your responses have really helped. Hopefully I’ll be less likely to make a fool of myself describing something as ironic, in the future.
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Irony can involve an opposite meaning, or just a second meaning at odds in some way from the literal. The word derives from the Greek meaning something like “pretext” or “disingenuous” – feigned ignorance or pretend simplicity.
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