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{{Joke}}{{Wikisourced|original=LGBTA Wiki}}{{Gender|title1={{PAGENAME}}|image1=File:Ironicgender_by_FrenchFriesFred_Feb-19-2021.png|type=[[Mimesigender]], [[Xenogender]]|coined_by=FrenchFriesFred on the LGBTA Wiki|coining_date=February 19, 2021}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a gender defined both as any gender used to hide one's true gender identity when wanting to remain anonymous, or as a gender with some level of irony or comedy to it. '''Ironic-''' can be used as a prefix to apply this experience of gender to another label (eg. ironicboy, ironicgirl, ironicenby, etc.)
== Etymology==
The "ironic-" part of ironicgender comes from the English word "irony", defined both as expressing something opposite to what you think (usually for comedic effect), and as a situation that is either strange or funny because it unfolded in a way that feels opposite to what you expected.<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irony Merriam-Webster's Dictionary definition of irony]</ref>
==Pronunciation ==
ie-rAH-nik-jEn-durh
==Definitions==
*''Ironicgender is a xenogender in which the identifying as any gender for ironic/comedic purposes but not disclosing one's true gender. The identifying will identify as any other gender usually as a disguise when conducting or participating in trolling operations.'' - FrenchFriesFred, 2021<ref>[https://archive.md/6jktJ#selection-3175.1-3179.235 Edit history for the LGBTA Wiki's page on ironicgender, focused on page creation, definition highlighted.]</ref>
*''They may feel their original gender is ironic. Labels like ironicboy, ironicgirl, ironicenby (or can be "ironi" such as ironienby) can be used if the individual feels that their gender has an ironic and comedic purpose, for example, a person who may identify as a boy may feel their [[masculine]] or [[Man|male]] gender is in a way comedic and has a sense of irony thus being able to call oneself as ironicboy.'' The- individual<bdi>Clear.Skyes, may2021</bdi><ref>[https://archive.md/hQZ4c#selection-3217.209-3217.569 identifyEdit ashistory anyfor otherthe genderLGBTA commonlyWiki's aspage aon disguiseironicgender, forfocused whaton theysignificant identifyedit, underneathdefinition ironicgender.highlighted]</ref>
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The original source of this term was a wikia page, the second definition is an edit added to the page the same day the page was created (February 19, 2021).
==Community==
===Controversy===
This identity is not widely known or used, but has had a small amount of controversy surrounding it. Some believe that the term may have been coined by somebody trying to troll the LGBTA Wiki, citing both the trollface on the flag,<ref>[https://archive.md/GPt5L#selection-3416.0-3442.0 Comments on the LGBTA Wiki page for Ironicgender, comment about the flag symbol highlighted.]</ref> and that the creator of the term has not made any contribution to the Wiki since creating and defending this term's page.<ref>[https://archive.md/6izeo FrenchFriesFred's edit history on the LGBTA Wiki, (as of Jan 08, 2022)]</ref> The creator argued against the trollface on the flag being an indication of a troll label by pointing out that the trollface is a common symbol in online ironic comedy.<ref>[https://archive.md/GPt5L#selection-3482.0-3508.0 Comments on the LGBTA Wiki's page for ironicgender, FrenchFriesFred's comment defending the flag symbol highlighted]</ref>
==Related Terms==
===Subsets===
*Ironicgirl
*Ironicboy
The dark reddish purple at the top represents irony. Lighter red represents comedy, which is similar to red to represent ironic humor. The brown at the bottom represents the mysteriousness about what the person's real gender is.▼
*Ironicenby
===See Also===
*[[Mimesigender]]
==Gallery==
===Flags===
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File:Ironicgender by FrenchFriesFred Feb-19-2021.png|Ironicgender flag by [https://archive.md/6jktJ#selection-3164.0-3179.68 FrenchFriesFred]
▲</gallery>Flag Meaning: The dark reddish purple at the top represents irony.; LighterThe lighter red represents comedy, which is similar to redthe first stripe to representtie into ironic humor.; The brown at the bottom represents the mysteriousness about what the person's real gender is.<ref>[https://archive.md/6jktJ#selection-3213.0-3213.228 Edit history of the LGBTA Wiki's page on ironicgender, focused on page creation, flag definition highlighted]</ref>
===Coining===
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File:Ironicgender Upload Credit by FrenchFriesFred Feb-19-2021.png.png|Screenshot of the upload history for the flag file, showing that FrenchFriesFred uploaded it to the LGBTA Wiki the same day the term was coined
</gallery>
==Sources==
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