Does anyone know any good Oxymorons?

by NatureGal

Posted: 11 years ago 30 replies

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I am looking to compile a list of oxymorons. For example:

1) Clearly misunderstood

2) Exact Estimate

3) Small Crowd

HeySal 11 years ago

4. My ex. The oxiest moron I've ever met.

5. Military Intelligence
6 Jumbo Shrimp
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- RandyRandola 11 years ago
  
  HeySal - that first one is tooo funny!
  
  - Calm before the storm (what? was it stormy before the storm?)
  - Hot water heater (should be a cold water heater. Hot water doesn't need heating)
  - Can I ask you a question? (you just did)
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- Alex Barboza 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by HeySal
  
  5. Military Intelligence
  
  lol!!! This is so funny!
  
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  bbstreet4 11 years ago
  
  A new classic...authentic reproduction...climb down...beyond infinity.....minor crisis...and my favorite ...diet ice creme!
  
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MoneyMagnetMagnate 11 years ago

One we see all the time...

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SamirRastogi 11 years ago

Here are some:

-Act Naturally
-Found Missing
-Pretty ugly
-Seriously funny
-Only choice
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Dennis Gaskill 11 years ago

Two that I use...

same difference
good grief
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AlexR 11 years ago

Yes. I've worked with a few in the past.
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- MoneyMagnetMagnate 11 years ago
  
  Get Rid of Those Stubborn Oxymorons!
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Chris Worner 11 years ago

Ethical spamming
Ethical spammers

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MoneyMagnetMagnate 11 years ago

New Age ??

Silent Scream

Mercy Killing

Mortally Wounded
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- Alexa Smith Banned 11 years ago
  
  Virtual reality
  Inarticulate writer
  Working vacation
  Larger half
  Social security
  Science fiction
  
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Michael Mayo 11 years ago

Half True
Ball Club
Friendly Fire
Almost pregnant
Dress Pants
Bird Dog
Clearly Misunderstood
Easy Problem
Fried Roast
Going Nowhere

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QuickSurf 11 years ago

My favorite has always been this in financials:

"stated income loan" for W2 employees .... doesn't get more moronic then that lol
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Jonathan 2.0 11 years ago

Are Oxymorons supposed to be clever?
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- Frank Donovan 11 years ago
  
  This one drives me crackers:
  
  Meteoric rise.
  
  Meteors do not rise. Their defining characteristic is that they plummet headlong to the ground.
  
  :confused:
  
  Frank
  
  PS And don't get me started on "slightly unique".
  
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Patrician 11 years ago

well maybe not oxy but definitely moronic:

'you are the bomb'.

it is 'you are the balm'.

yet i never see a single person who realizes the difference

balm is soothing, healing, nice.

bomb is anything but.

yeah, you kill me...
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- Kay King 11 years ago
  
  beyond infinity
  big baby
  criminal justice
  zero deficit
  active retirement
  anxious patient
  critical acclaim
  toll free
  
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Michael Mayo 11 years ago

Originally Posted by NatureGal

I am looking to compile a list of oxymorons. For example:

1) Clearly misunderstood

2) Exact Estimate

3) Small Crowd

This should help with your research...lol
Oxymoron List A-Z

Have a Great Day!
Michael
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NatureGal 11 years ago

Wow...thank you so much everyone for your contributions
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Lou Diamond 11 years ago

Hello, how about this one:
happily married
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- Dennis Gaskill 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Frank Donovan
  
  This one drives me crackers:
  
  Meteoric rise.
  
  Meteors do not rise. Their defining characteristic is that they plummet headlong to the ground.
  
  Maybe in the vastness of the universe, the meteor was rising through space until it hit our little ball of sod. We could be hanging upside down!
  
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  Just when you think you've got it all figured out, someone changes the rules.
  
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  Alan Petersen 11 years ago
  
  50% done.
  Almost there.
  Smart ass.
  
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  Frank Donovan 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill
  
  Maybe in the vastness of the universe, the meteor was rising through space until it hit our little ball of sod. We could be hanging upside down!
  
  But then we'd have to speak Australian!
  
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rally2win 11 years ago

The only ones I could contribute would be ones I would be personally identified with:

Wooden Nickel - personal worth
Butt Head - been called that, of course
Pretty Ugly - yep, been called that too.
Living Fossil - my age, I guess
Low Rise - jeans, used to wear 'em - see previous oxymoron

Could come up with some more but it would be ==> Sadly Funny (???)
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robjones3030 11 years ago

Barely clothed
Postal service
Civil war
Slow speed
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TravellingMissie 11 years ago

Some great examples here. It's so funny some of the things we say, out of habit.

A few more:

Awfully nice
Terribly funny
Bitter Sweet
Free Gift (seeing a lot of these now it's almost Xmas)
Ill Health
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MoneyMagnetMagnate 11 years ago

Progressive Conservative
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chrislangley 11 years ago

Leading from behind is a good one
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Jonathan 2.0 11 years ago

Many of the greatest musicians in History purposely use "oxymoron's" for effect.

For instance right now I'm listening to a song (from "The Stereophonics") called: "Hurry Up And Wait."

There are literally many thousands of them. : )
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