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List of oxymora
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This is a list of oxymora, which are figures of speech that combine two normally contradictory words. Please note that just because a phrase describes something non-existent that does not make it an oxymoron. "Partly pregnant" is an impossibility, not an oxymoron. List of genuine oxymora Phrases with an inherent contradiction. *a little big *accidentally on purpose *advanced beginner *arid ocean *boneless ribs *constant variable *cruel kindness *dangerously safe *deafening silence (& loud silence etc.) *definite maybe *deliberate mistake *deliberately thoughtless * Digital Film * *found missing *forever's end *forward lateral *friendly fire *genuine imitation (& genuine replica, etc.) *guest host (and permanent guest host, a rare triple oxymoron) *genuine illusion *holy hell *hearing visions *hidden in plain view *Hot Ice® *humanitarian bombing *idiot savant *instant classic *justifiable paranoia *kosher ham *limited omniscience *liquid gas *living dead *local long distance *loud whisper *mandatory option *medicated sobriety *mindless thinking *modest magnificence *Noise music *only choice *open secret *original copy *pianoforte *planned chaos *rolling stop (driving) *scatter-hoarder *solid gold plated *stopmotion *suicide victim * supervised independence *sweet sorrow *timeless moment *trained inept *true lies *virtual real estate *woke up dead List of perceived oxymora These are not really oxymora; they sound like a contradiction but aren't, often because of multiple possible meanings of one of the words. *active retirement *act naturally *adult children *advanced BASIC *agree to disagree *almost exactly *alone together *Arabic antisemitism *artificial life *athletic scholarship *Badly drunk *barely dressed *black light *black sun *burning cold *charm offensive *civil war *clearly misunderstood *cold sweat *concession stand *constant change *creative destruction *Dodge Ram *drawing a blank *dry ice *even odds *fine mess *freezer burn *fresh frozen *full-time hobby *good grief *Great Depression *growing smaller *hard water *hopelessly optimistic *idiot savant *infinite number *jumbo shrimp *legally forbidden *Liberal Conservative *live recording *loud whisper *military intelligence *minor disaster *near miss *new and improved *new tradition *non-dairy creamer *old news *open code *partial ceasefire *partially completed *peace force *Political Correctness *poor little rich girl *premenstrual period *presidential palace *pretty ugly *quiet hum *really sarcastic *radio show *random order *same difference *self-help *seriously funny *sinfully good *sixteen petite *small crowd *standard deviation *standard options *student teacher *static variable *terribly good *sun shower *totally partial (to something) *unbelievably real *unhealthy food *unsalted saltine *waning crescent (crescent is Latin for "growing", related to the word crescendo) *white gold *working stiff Joke oxymora These are phrases where a comic effect or opinion point is made by pretending that they are oxymora. For example, the joke is that by stating that "Microsoft Works" is an oxymoron, implying that Microsoft can't make a piece of software that works. An almost infinite number of these can be constructed. Whether these phrases are actually oxymora depends on the reader's point of view; someone who believes that Microsoft does work, would not think that "Microsoft Works" is an oxymoron. Joke oxymora almost always involve stereotypes. For example, saying that "honest lawyer" is an oxymoron works on the stereotype that lawyers are liars. This too, is subject to a person's point of view. 
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