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noun • witty language used to convey insults or scorn • incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs • a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs | ||||
| 37% | 15 | Light-hearted sarcasm | ||
noun • playful humor | ||||
| 23% | 6 | Literary sarcasm | ||
noun • witty language used to convey insults or scorn • a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others | ||||
Light Sarcasm
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IRONY which was last seen in the New York Times NYT crossword.
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IRONY
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