In Real Life

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
IRL
Pronunciation
/ɪn ril laɪf/
Category
Internet
Related Field
Chat

Examples in Context

  1. In real life, nobody was all bad, nor, conversely, all good.
  2. I 'm not making it up. The character exists in real life.
  3. The film has eerie parallels with the drama being played out in real life.
  4. Happy marriage may be more common in fiction than in real life.
  5. I have a lot in common with the character in real life.

Other meanings of IRL

Irish Investment Fund, Inc. Business
Internal Representation Language Computing
Imaging Research Laboratory Academic
International Racing League Sports
Indy Racing League Sports
The Icky Racing League Misc
Independent Reading Level Community
Intermediate Range Lander Gov
Insane Racing League Sports
Integrated Reader Lock Computing