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Most people think 'irony means irony' and so it does.

But a lesser-known word, 'irony' means 'like iron'. Just as 'steely' means 'like steel'.

Other metally examples are silvery, coppery, leady, tinny, bronzy, brassy.

But suppose this was extended to other metal species. Then we'd have some tongue twisters such as

• Aluminiumy
• Molybdenumy
• Neodymiumy

Plus the surprising and beautiful

• Mercuryy