Irony

Main Entry:

iro·ny

Pronunciation:

\ˈī-rə-nē also ˈī(-ə)r-nē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural iro·nies

Etymology:

Latin ironia, from Greek eirōnia, from eirōn dissembler

Date:

1502

1: The fact that on normal apples, the little sticker comes right off with no residue, but on double-the-price organic apples you need rubbing alcohol to get off the sticker glue that stays on the apple after the sticker falls apart in your hands.