hasIronicMeaning

P71901
predicate

Indicates that something conveys a meaning opposite to or incongruent with its literal expression, creating an ironic effect.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
hasIronicMeaning canonical 3
irony 2
usesIrony 2

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasIronicMeaning
Generated description
Indicates that something conveys a meaning opposite to or incongruent with its literal expression, creating an ironic effect.

Sample triples (13)

Subject Object
Tiny yes
Ministry of Plenty yes via predicate surface "nameIsIronic"
La Fenêtre ouverte true via predicate surface "hasIronicTwist"
Little Girls true via predicate surface "usesIrony"
The Piranha Brothers true via predicate surface "usesIrony"
le Tapissier de Notre-Dame
surface form: Le Tapissier de Notre-Dame
true via predicate surface "hasIronicConnotation"
Höhere Wesen befahlen: rechte obere Ecke schwarz malen! true via predicate surface "hasIrony"
FUN! true via predicate surface "containsIrony"
Paradise by the Dashboard Light narrator later prays for the end of time via predicate surface "irony"
Minipax despite its name, it deals with war via predicate surface "nameIrony"
Mr. Warmth true
The Canary Who Could Sing But Couldn’t Fly Reles could inform (“sing”) but died in a fall (“couldn’t fly”) from a window
Valentine plans mass murder despite personal squeamishness about violence via predicate surface "irony"