cod vs irony

cod

noun
  • A joke or an imitation. 

  • The Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua. 

  • The cocoon of a silkworm. 

  • Other not closely related fish which are similarly important to regional fisheries, as the hapuku and cultus cod. 

  • The sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus). 

  • The meat of any of the above fish 

  • Other not closely related fish which resemble the Atlantic cod, as the rock cod (Lotella rhacina) and blue cod (Parapercis colias). 

  • A stupid or foolish person. 

  • The sea fish of the genus Gadus generally, as inclusive of the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) and Greenland cod (Gadus ogac or Gadus macrocephalus ogac). 

adj
  • Bad. 

  • Having the character of imitation; jocular. 

verb
  • To attempt to deceive or confuse; To joke; To kid. 

irony

noun
  • An ironic statement. 

  • Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. 

  • Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play. 

  • Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist. 

  • The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to the metal iron. 

  • The food had an irony taste to it. 

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