Irony
Sarcasm, Ironic, Sarcastic
noun, な adjective, の adjective
The skin on the meat is kind of like the outer shell. It's not very nice, and people who eat only meat skin tend to use sarcasm and irony. That being said, Japanese people don't really understand sarcasm. So, maybe that's why "meat skin" means "sarcasm." Is this ironic? Now I'm not even sure.
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.
皮肉たっぷり
full of sarcasm
皮肉だ
it's sarcastic
皮肉っぽい
kind of sarcastic
皮肉にきこえる
to sound sarcastic
皮肉になる
to become cynical
皮肉をぶつける
to lash out at someone with sarcasm
皮肉を言う
to be sarcastic
皮肉な見方
a cynical way of looking at something
皮肉なこと
something ironic
皮肉なもの
something ironic
父は、皮肉な男だ。
My father is an ironic man.
先生のジョークは、皮肉なのかどうか、分からなかった。
I didn't know if my teacher's joke was ironic or not.
皮肉にも、日本のカタカナイングリッシュはアメリカ生まれの母には、とてもむずかしい。
Ironically, Japan's Katakana English is very difficult for my American-born mother.