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    Quote Originally Posted by mattiooo View Post
    Author of How to Murder Your Husband charged with murdering her husband
    Is that even irony?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim B View Post
    Is that even irony?
    Absolutely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mattiooo View Post
    Absolutely.
    No, it isn't.

    https://www.dictionary.com/browse/irony

    irony1
    [ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-]

    noun, plural i·ro·nies.
    the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
    the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
    Literature.
    a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
    (especially in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., especially as a means of indicating detachment from a subject, theme, or emotion.
    Socratic irony.


    She didn't use words to convey the opposite meaning of what literally happened. She a book titled How to Murder Your Husband and she literally (allegedly) murdered her husband. Not the opposite. And rain on your wedding day isn't ironic. It's just bad luck.

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    You left one out:

    a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.

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