Jose Carillo's English Forum
General Category => Language Humor at its Finest => Topic started by: Joe Carillo on December 24, 2010, 10:28:10 AM
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A Profusion of Oxymorons
An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas or terms are combined—sometimes with hilarious results.
Here are some prime examples of oxymorons for you to enjoy:
Act naturally
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Happily married
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Microsoft Works
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Holy war
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Found missing
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Resident alien
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Military intelligence
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Minor catastrophe
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Affordable housing
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Near miss
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Great depression
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Canadian army
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Phone sex
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United Nations
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Advanced BASIC
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Genuine imitation
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Death benefits
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Airline Food
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Women’s rights
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Good grief
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Same difference
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Almost exactly
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Sensitive man
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Government organization
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Everything except
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Civil War
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Good kid
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Sanitary landfill
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Alone together
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Legally drunk
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Silent scream
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British fashion
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Living dead
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Small crowd
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Business ethics
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Soft rock
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Butt Head
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Software documentation
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New York culture
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New classic
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Sweet sorrow
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Child-proof
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“Now, then”
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Synthetic natural gas
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Christian Scientists
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Passive aggressive
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Taped live
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Clearly misunderstood
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Peace force
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Extinct Life
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Temporary tax increase
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New and improved
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Computer jock
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Plastic glasses
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Terribly pleased
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Computer security
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Political science
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Tight slacks
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Definite maybe
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Pretty ugly
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Twelve-ounce pound cake
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Diet ice cream
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Rap music
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Working vacation
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Exact estimate
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Religious tolerance
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Freezer Burn
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Honest Politician
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Jumbo Shrimp
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Loners Club
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