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Aug 30, 2005 in Ejecta by Sterling | 2 Comments

I overheard two guys talking just now and one called the other an "iron", pronounced "EYE-rahn". From the context I gleaned that iron is a noun meaning "someone who is trying so hard to be clever that he does something notably stupid." Simply stated, an ironical moron.

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Sep 27, 2005

anonymous says:

The word is usually spelled “eiron”, but “iron” is an acceptable spelling too. It is indeed the root of “irony.” It is usually contrasted with “alazon.”
Oct 22, 2005

Great deprivation says:

Great deprivation

Great deprivation

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