Thread: Oxymorons...
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Old 01-19-2006, 03:57 PM  
je_rome
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Hustler
The Irony is that there is not really a true oxymoron of the list...

an oxymoron are conjoined words that have opposite or a contradictory meaning

for example: Jumbo Shrimp or Defeaning Silence

I would say the above are more Seinfeldisms....
this is also what what I know about oxymoron. other examples are:
- open secret
- Adult male
- baby giant

...and others
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