"postirony" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: postironies [plural]
Etymology: post- + irony Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|irony}} post- + irony Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} postirony (countable and uncountable, plural postironies)
  1. Alternative form of post-irony Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: post-irony
    Sense id: en-postirony-en-noun-~oEBN7iz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post-

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