Pronunciation: 'I-r&-nE also 'I(-&)r-nE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -nies
Etymology: Latin ironia, from Greek eirOnia, from eirOn dissembler
1 : a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other’s false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning — called also Socratic irony
2 a : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c : an ironic expression or utterance
3 a (1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result (2) : an event or result marked by such incongruity b : incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play — called also dramatic irony, tragic irony
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So hood.
My dad won’t even join the NRA.
Damn.. and the definition of “hipster” even fits your rockabilly persona..
“Hipster” derives from the word “hip.” In the early days of jazz, musicians were using the word “hip” to describe anybody who was “in the know” about an emerging culture, mostly black, which revolved around jazz.[1] They and their fans were known as “hepcats.” Subsequently the word “hipster” was coined to replace “hepcat.”
I’m going to start something new here. I’m going to start a blog within a blog. Nates calling is a “clog”.. appropriate name I think.
My first post is going to be about the Outdoor Retailer show, just because I wish I was there. I think I also wish I owned an outdoor clothing/gear store. I’d be good at it because I like looking through all the catalogs..
http://www.outdoorretailer.com/or/1702/index.jsp
HAHA!! Watch that video in that link to the OR show.
“PADDLE SPORTS”!!!!