"post-irony" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: post-ironies [plural]
Etymology: From post- + irony. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|irony}} post- + irony Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} post-irony (countable and uncountable, plural post-ironies)
  1. A state in which earnest and ironic intents become muddled. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-post-irony-en-noun-2Av5FR5K Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 46 54
  2. A return from irony to earnestness. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Translations): posironía [feminine] (Spanish), postironía [feminine] (Spanish), postironi [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-post-irony-en-noun-dlb~stK7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post-, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: postirony Related terms: post-ironic, post-postmodernism, New Sincerity

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