"Deep irony" means a situation where something happens in a way that is unexpectedly opposite to what was expected or intended, usually resulting in a humorous or sarcastic outcome. It's when there's an ironic twist that goes beyond just a simple coincidence.
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- There's too deep an irony at the heart of the big society. (totalpolitics.com)
- We have centuries of deep irony where god - speculators («theologians») decry, label and try to minimalize speculators & lovers of wisdom («philosophers»: lovers of Sophia). (nakedpastor.com)
- With deep irony Kierkegaard says of a bishop of Denmark: «Without doubt, he would not hesitate to die for Christ, in the case of necessity, but he takes care that the case of necessity does not occur.» (religion-online.org)
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