post-irony

noun

A state in which earnest and ironic intents become muddled.

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Meanings

nounpost-irony (countable and uncountable, plural post-ironies)

plural post-ironies · alternative postirony

  1. countableuncountableA state in which earnest and ironic intents become muddled.
  2. countableuncountableA return from irony to earnestness.

Origin

From post- + irony.

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Translations

Spanish posironía, postironía
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Swedish postironi
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Cite this entry
APA

post-irony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-irony

MLA

“post-irony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-irony. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “post-irony,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-irony.

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