Expressions Of Irony

adjective sarcastic - characterized by or involving sarcasm; given to using sarcasm

• Her sarcastic remarks often went over the heads of her colleagues in the meeting.
• I love how sarcastic she gets when she's in a bad mood.
• Stop being so sarcastic, it's not funny anymore.
• His sarcastic tone cut through the tension in the room like a knife.

noun a muscle in the mouth that is used for tasting and swallowing food, as well as for speech

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• The speaker made a tongue-in-cheek remark during the conference.
• She always has a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor that makes everyone laugh.
• His tongue-in-cheek comment had us all in stitches.
• The artist's use of tongue-in-cheek imagery added a playful element to the painting.

adjective using or expressing dry, especially mocking humor

adverb in a way that expresses dry, especially mocking humor

• His wry sense of humor often left his colleagues amused but slightly puzzled.
• She gave him a wry smile before walking away.
• The comedian's wry jokes had the audience in stitches.
• The wry twist at the end of the story caught everyone off guard.