Funny word of the year
Posted on August 30th, 2005 by Sterling
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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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.”
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