Definition:
“Irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.”
"verbal irony." dictionary.com, www.dictionary.com/browse/verbal-irony. Accessed 29 Aug. 2022.
Informal:
Saying something different from what you really mean.
Etymology:
From Latin ironia (n.)
It originated in the 1600s
Ironia is a figurative use for “Condition opposite to what might be expected; contradictory circumstances; apparent mockery of natural or expected consequences”
"irony (n.)." Online Etymology Dictionary, 5 Jan. 2016, www.etymonline.com/word/irony. Accessed 29 Aug. 2022