noun /ˈaɪ.rə.ni ti n/
Definition: A digitally native teenager or young adult (typically 16-23) whose online persona is built on performative irony, detached humor, and carefully curated "chaotic" behavior. Irony-teens communicate primarily through layered sarcasm, absurdist memes, and meta-commentary that signals cultural literacy while maintaining emotional distance. They often adopt exaggerated personas or "bit" accounts that blur the line between genuine expression and performance art.
Definition: A digitally native teenager or young adult (typically 16-23) whose online persona is built on performative irony, detached humor, and carefully curated "chaotic" behavior. Irony-teens communicate primarily through layered sarcasm, absurdist memes, and meta-commentary that signals cultural literacy while maintaining emotional distance. They often adopt exaggerated personas or "bit" accounts that blur the line between genuine expression and performance art.
Jake: bro why did you send that crying soyjak meme in the main chat
Tyler: it was funny lol, just the basic "me when no vegan options" one
Jake: dude now all the irony-teens are quote tweeting it with their weird shit...
Marcus: what happened?
Jake: look at this... "BESTIE WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO POST UNIRONICALLY 😭😭😭 the way this wojak is literally me but also sending me to another dimension... why is this the most devastating thing i've ever witnessed, i'm actually ascending"
Tyler: what the fuck does that even mean
Marcus: bro they talk like they're having a religious experience over a basic meme
Jake: and now there's like 50 replies all talking the same way... "this would kill a victorian child" "i'm literally perishing" "why is this so unserious"
Tyler: should I delete it?
Marcus: nah fuck it, let the irony-teens have their moment. they'll move on to something else in like an hour
Jake: it's just exhausting man, like can't a soyjak just be sad without someone making it into performance art
Tyler: next time I'm just sending it in here lmao
Tyler: it was funny lol, just the basic "me when no vegan options" one
Jake: dude now all the irony-teens are quote tweeting it with their weird shit...
Marcus: what happened?
Jake: look at this... "BESTIE WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO POST UNIRONICALLY 😭😭😭 the way this wojak is literally me but also sending me to another dimension... why is this the most devastating thing i've ever witnessed, i'm actually ascending"
Tyler: what the fuck does that even mean
Marcus: bro they talk like they're having a religious experience over a basic meme
Jake: and now there's like 50 replies all talking the same way... "this would kill a victorian child" "i'm literally perishing" "why is this so unserious"
Tyler: should I delete it?
Marcus: nah fuck it, let the irony-teens have their moment. they'll move on to something else in like an hour
Jake: it's just exhausting man, like can't a soyjak just be sad without someone making it into performance art
Tyler: next time I'm just sending it in here lmao
by guy whos fed up July 22, 2025
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A digitally native teenager or young adult (typically 16-23) whose online persona is built on performative irony, detached humor, and carefully curated "chaotic" behavior. Irony-teens communicate primarily through layered sarcasm, absurdist memes, and meta-commentary that signals cultural literacy while maintaining emotional distance. They often adopt exaggerated personas or "bit" accounts that blur the line between genuine expression and performance art.
A digitally native teenager or young adult (typically 16-23) whose online persona is built on performative irony, detached humor, and carefully curated "chaotic" behavior. Irony-teens communicate primarily through layered sarcasm, absurdist memes, and meta-commentary that signals cultural literacy while maintaining emotional distance. They often adopt exaggerated personas or "bit" accounts that blur the line between genuine expression and performance art.
Jake: bro why did you send that crying wojak meme in the main chat
Tyler: it was funny lol, just the basic "me when monday" one
Jake: dude now all the irony-teens are quote tweeting it with their weird shit
Marcus: what happened?
Jake: look at this... screenshots "BESTIE WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO POST UNIRONICALLY 😭😭😭 the way this wojak is literally me but also sending me to another dimension... why is this the most devastating thing i've ever witnessed, i'm actually ascending"
Tyler: what the fuck does that even mean
Marcus: bro they talk like they're having a religious experience over a basic meme
Jake: and now there's like 50 replies all talking the same way... "this would kill a victorian child" "i'm literally perishing" "why is this so unserious"
Tyler: should I delete it?
Marcus: nah fuck it, let the irony-teens have their moment. they'll move on to something else in like an hour
Jake: it's just exhausting man, like can't a wojak just be sad without someone making it into performance art
Tyler: next time I'm just sending it in here lmao
Tyler: it was funny lol, just the basic "me when monday" one
Jake: dude now all the irony-teens are quote tweeting it with their weird shit
Marcus: what happened?
Jake: look at this... screenshots "BESTIE WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO POST UNIRONICALLY 😭😭😭 the way this wojak is literally me but also sending me to another dimension... why is this the most devastating thing i've ever witnessed, i'm actually ascending"
Tyler: what the fuck does that even mean
Marcus: bro they talk like they're having a religious experience over a basic meme
Jake: and now there's like 50 replies all talking the same way... "this would kill a victorian child" "i'm literally perishing" "why is this so unserious"
Tyler: should I delete it?
Marcus: nah fuck it, let the irony-teens have their moment. they'll move on to something else in like an hour
Jake: it's just exhausting man, like can't a wojak just be sad without someone making it into performance art
Tyler: next time I'm just sending it in here lmao
by guy whos fed up July 22, 2025
Get the irony-teen mug.A community that is obsessed with a character or property specifically because it is widely perceived as mediocre or unfunny by the general public, and thus enjoy it ironically as a joke.
Not to be confused with a fandom, which engages with the character or property in its intended fashion.
Not to be confused with a fandom, which engages with the character or property in its intended fashion.
-"Wow, look at this weird art I found of Shrek making out with Garfield!"
-"Eww, those irony cults come up with the weirdest shit."
-"Eww, those irony cults come up with the weirdest shit."
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2. The gap between what someone means and what they’re accidentally proving.
3. Waving a flag made in China while shouting “America First.”
2. The gap between what someone means and what they’re accidentally proving.
3. Waving a flag made in China while shouting “America First.”
My fiancés dad sending me a video about “dumb women” was like watching a maga parade where people are waving flags made in China while shouting “America First” — you want to look away, but the irony’s too loud.
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Get the metamorphaeurphraist irony mug.When one tries to watch a movie to escape reality but the movie itself is worse than life, or proclaims worse realities to come
Man 1: hey man did you enjoy the joker movie
Man 2: that movie was an infernal irony.
Man 1: oh man....
Man 2: that movie was an infernal irony.
Man 1: oh man....
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