poetic justice
poetic justice
nounDefinition of POETIC JUSTICE
: an outcome in which vice is punished and virtue rewarded usually in a manner peculiarly or ironically appropriate
See Examples of POETIC JUSTICE
- After the way he treated his staff, it was poetic justice that he lost his job.
First Known Use of POETIC JUSTICE
circa 1890
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