Jan 31, 2025
Yep, it's not a big deal, but it's a newish deal. The ironic usage didn't exist (well, was very rare) when I was a kid or young adult. So now, when it's used as a contranym, it often illicits a response that linguists call a:
Those-damn-kids-and-their-damn-funny-talk-ism
Literally!
😉