oppo-plot

When things turn out very differently than anybody could have foreseen, the event featured an oppo-plot. When life throws you a major curveball, you experience an oppo-plot. When the forces of Nature turn to reveal that things are just not as they seem, you live through an oppo-plot.

I filed my tax return, fully expecting to be thrown in jail for tax evasion. Then I received a letter from the IRS, they reviewed and adjusted my return, and ...talk about your oppo-plot...got a check for $1,355!