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On the irons

1. To judge, inspect, compare, or ascertain the veracity of something or someone and the inability to proceed until the situation is resolved.

2. To be in the object of act described in Def 1, typically with a negative connotation.

(Possible origins: to "grill" someone/something; Or relating to the nautical term "in irons" (viz "points of sail") i.e., unable to move)

"We have two wedding caterers on the irons at the moment, so we will see who is the better one to go with."

"Jeffrey in accounts is on the irons until they find out if he erred or if it was Bob in IT that made the mistake."

by slobbert February 24, 2013


Iron

Fair enough.

Iron = Fe = Fair enough

Bob: I just pWned a bunch of n00bs!
Fred: Iron

by zorngov August 2, 2008

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ironical

just like ironic, only with an "al" because A) it sounds better and B) it's used in catcher in the rye so it must be a good enough word for me to use every day because i do anyways cause it sounds like a friggin' word.

how ironical!

by kerrie December 15, 2003

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Ironic

A word that means anything you want it to

Girl 1 "Oh wow my mom ordered pizza and I was thinking about pizza"

Girl 2 "Omg! How Ironic"

by TheChasm August 4, 2012

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Ironicality

n. A form of the word "Irony," a state of being where one often expresses something different from, and often opposite to, what they mean. Often used to describe the degree of irony used when someone describes coincidences in a sarcastic way.

Sometimes replaces the word Irony in normal conversation

Me: My girl is being consistently inconsistent...

You: That's some pretty high Ironicality right there!

or

"Oh, the Ironicality of it all..."

by JMarcusY August 19, 2009

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ironic

Irony's a form of speech where the real meaning is hidden or contradicted by the words used.

It is IRONIC that the 1995 Alanis Morrisette song of the same name contains no irony. Or is that the point?

The web audience is so intelligent, they don't need an example sentence. I'm being ironic, of course.

by Mike Jah November 3, 2005

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ironing

A complete and utter waste of time.

In days of old before womens emancipation, they used to spend their day ironing

by plasticpeopleeater June 6, 2007

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