ironic

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Their total ineptitude—120 losses out of 161 games in 1962, their first season—helped make them ironic underdog heroes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

We can see Houghton’s play in these moments, but then Alloway’s cheeky pop sensibility intervenes, the arch artificiality and ironic tone draining the emotional impact.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Ann Thorpe, an auctioneer at Dartmoor Auctions, said: "I think you do sometimes get ironic buys, you know, and things like people's secret Santa presents and that kind of thing."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

It is perhaps ironic that Sutton and Scholes have criticised Arsenal's style of play given they played for the two title-winning sides that previously relied most on set pieces to score.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“Think of Cuba,” Farmer whispered to me in an ironic tone.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French