In British English, ''irony'' refers to an action or occurrence that is incongruous or amusingly unexpected. An example of this definition of ''irony'' might be a boxer betting his life savings on a fight he expects to lose, and then accidentally winning the fight. | In British English, ''irony'' refers to an action or occurrence that is incongruous or amusingly unexpected. An example of this definition of ''irony'' might be a boxer betting his life savings on a fight he expects to lose, and then accidentally winning the fight. |