OXYMORON

OXYMORON


Oxymoron is putting two contradictory words together.

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Examples:
hot ice, cold fire, wise fool, sad joy, eloquent silence,
satirical oxymoron:
Military intelligence
Great Britain (this was offered by a citizen from UK)

Akin to Paradox

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Top 53 Oxymorons:
        53.    Seriously Joking
        52.    Honest Lawyer      
        51.    Jumbo Shrimp     
        50.    Act naturally
        49.    Found missing
        48.    Resident alien
        47.    Advanced BASIC
        46.    Genuine imitation
        45.    Airline Food
        44.    Good grief
        43.    Same difference
        42.    Almost exactly
        41.    Government organization
        40.    Sanitary landfill
        39.    Alone together
        38.    Legally drunk
        37.    Silent scream
        36.    British fashion
        35.    Living dead
        34.    Small crowd
        33.    Business ethics
        32.    Soft rock
        31.    Butt Head
        30.    Military Intelligence
        29.    Software documentation
        28.    New York culture
        27.    New classic
        26.    Sweet sorrow
        25.    Childproof
        24.    "Now, then ..."
        23.    Synthetic natural gas
        22.    Christian Scientists
        21.    Passive aggression
        20.    Taped live
        19.    Clearly misunderstood
        18.    Peace force
        17.    Extinct Life
        16.    Temporary tax increase
        15.    Computer jock
        14.    Plastic glasses
        13.    Terribly pleased
        12.    Computer security
        11.    Political science
        10.    Tight slacks
        9.     Definite maybe
        8.     Pretty ugly
        7.     Twelve-ounce pound cake
        6.     Diet ice cream
        5.     Rap music
        4.     Working vacation
        3.     Exact estimate
        2.     Religious tolerance
        1.     Microsoft Works


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