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'''Irony''' 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 refered to as [[sarcasm]].
In British English, ''irony'' refers to an action or occurence 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 occurence 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.