A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
User Defined Definitions
"witty language used to convey insults or scorn"
"incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs"
"a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs"