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Irony is an implied discrepancy between what is said or done and what is meant or expected to happen.

'''Irony''' is an implied discrepancy between what is said or done and what is meant or expected to happen.

The term is commonly used in U.S. English to refer to a type of [[rhetoric]] whereby a statement or assertion is made with the intention to put across the opposite meaning. E.g. "Oh I ''really'' like your coat." In British English this is more commonly referred to as [[sarcasm]].  Whether a particular statement is construed as irony or sarcasm can often be a matter of opinion.  The Sarcasm Society <ref>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/howtorecognizeirony/</ref> offers the following distinction:

The term is commonly used in U.S. English to refer to a type of [[rhetoric]] whereby a statement or assertion is made with the intention to put across the opposite meaning. E.g. "Oh I ''really'' like your coat." In British English this is more commonly referred to as [[sarcasm]].  Whether a particular statement is construed as irony or sarcasm can often be a matter of opinion.  The Sarcasm Society <ref>http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/howtorecognizeirony/</ref> offers the following distinction: