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What is Oxymorons?

A rather dumb Ox

That Ox just ran into the wall, what an oxymoron!

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Oxymorons - what is it?

Two words or phrases with extreme opposite meanings.

Examples:

McDonald's Big N' Tasty
Microsoft Works
Rap Music
Jumbo Shrimp
Plastic Glasses
Peace Force
Good Grief
Personal Computer
Random Order
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What does "Oxymorons" mean?

Having a desire for two opposite things.

"Sally wants to get married and have kids more than anything, but her biggest fear is commitment."

"Yeah, I know...she's so Oxymoronic!"

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Oxymorons - what does it mean?

Two words that contradict each other.

AOL High-Speed

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Oxymorons - meaning

Two words that conflict with each other. Two words which do not agree with each other.

Examples of an oxymoron:

Microsoft Works
United Nations
Political Correctness
Linux Complete
Music Television (MTV)
Living Dead
Artificial Reality
Rap Music

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Oxymorons - definition

An Oxymoron is two words, or a compound word, with contradictory definitions. The most commonly-used example of an oxymoron is 'jumbo shrimp,' as a shrimp is small by definition and therefore cannot be jumbo.

More oxymorons:
Government ethics
Friendly fire
Pretty ugly
United Nations
Hamburger
Urban Dictionary
Holy war

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Oxymorons - slang

Oxymorons are people who do not know how to take care of their acne.

Etymology: From the acne cream, Oxy-whatever, and the archaic word for people of very low intelligence moron.

He was one of those Oxymorons, who didn't know that they made stuff that'll make his zit go away.

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Oxymorons

It's contradiction in a same sentence or a word.

Honest lawyer.
Nice ex wife/husband.
Cheap vacation.
Cheap gilfriend/boyfriend

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Oxymorons

What Billy Mays called everyone that bought his products.

Billy Mays: I hope those oxymorons are gullible enough to buy the next piece of shit I'm pushing.

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Oxymorons

It's a contradiction in the same sentence or word.

Honest lawyer.
Cheap vacation.
Nice ex wife/husband.
Intelligent blond.

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