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Verbal irony is when someone says something that goes against the reality of their situation. They say it in a way that is noticeable to the people listening to them.
In linguistics, violating a maxim is when you break one of Grice's Maxims on purpose, but you don't want anyone else to notice.
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violating the maxim
violates a maxim
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