Oxymorons (180)

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Ok, so I've always wanted to do this. I wanted to be the keeper of the greatest collection of Oxymorons of all time. So here is a start. I will be adding to this list from now on. So you can direct whom ever here. Now, with that said, enjoy!

ox-y-mo-ron (ak'si-mor'on',-mbr'-) n., pl. -mo-ra (-mor'e, -mor'e). A figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined. [< Gk. oxumoros, pointedly foolish.]

Go To: Top 50
Go To: Some Others
Go To: Redundant Terms



Top 50

50. Act naturally
49. Found Missing (I like this one)
48. Resident alien
47. Advanced BASIC
46. Genuine imitation
45. Airline Food
44. Good grief!
43. Same difference
42. Amost exactly
41. Government organization
40. Sanitary landfill
39. Alone together
38. Legally drunk
37. Silent scream
36. British fashon (ok sorry, at least if they would just learn to speak English!)
35. Living dead
34. Small crowd
33. Business ethics
32. Soft rock
31. Butt head
30. Military intelligence
29. Software documentation (this one is close to my heart)
28. New York culture
27. New classic
26. Sweet sorrow
25. Child-proof
24. "Now, then ... "
23. Synthetic natural gas
22. Christian Scientists
21. Passive aggression
20. Taped live
19. Clearly misunderstood
18. Peace force
17. Extinct life
16. Temporary tax increase
15. Computer jock
14. Plastic glasses
13. Terribly pleased
12. Computer security
11. Political science
10. Tight slacks
9. Definite maybe
8. Pretty ugly
7. Twelve-ounce pound cake
6. Diet ice cream
5. Rap music
4. Working vacation
3. Exact estimate
2. Religious tolerance
1. Microsoft Works


Some Others

Freezer burn
Negagive assets
Bitter sweet
Postal service
Happily married
Government secret
Jumbo shrimp
Baked fries
Civil war
(Violent) peace protest
Back to the Future
Produce less
Healty-Choice Ice-Cream
Starting deadline
Decidedly mixed
Boxer briefs
Authentic replica
Sleep awareness
Hill Valley (from BTTF)
Down for Updates (the system is...)
Final draft
Top floor
Lamp shade
Current history
Global Focus
Night light
Voluntary requirement
Tough love
Erasable ink
Bitter victory
Un-eventful wedding
Tentively committed
Professional volunteers
Trust but Verify
Brief Details
Normal Exception Organized Chaos

And the ultimate oxymoron is:______________________

Those who know me may get this one easily. If you do, you'll know the mystery of Theory. Good luck.



Redundant Terms (from the files of the chief assistant to the Assistant Chief, at the Department of Redundancy Department)

In addition, I offer this. A list of words or terms that are redundant. I've never seen such a list elsewhere, like I have with the oxymorons, so I thought I'd start one.

1. Glued together
2. Tuna-Fish (After all, you don't say "Beef-Cow", do you?)
3. Hot-water heater (If the water is hot, why do you need a heater?)
4. Against resistance
5. Wrong mistake (Yogi Berra)
6. Dirty Bomb ?? (Of course, I know what a real "Dirty Bomb" is, but aren't ALL bombs kinda dirty?)
7. Grape Fruit (If a grape is considered a fruit, then shouldn't IT be called a grape-fruit instead of just a grape? So what is a grape-fruit anyway, a large grape, or a large orange that tastes bad?)
8. More better
9. Possible scenario
10. Help improve
11. Top Hat (Aren't ALL hats on the top?)
12. Beginning of inception
13. Swing door
14. Bottom Floor
15. Sky Rocket
16. Skyrocketint Upwards
17. Originally Conceived
18. Suggested Proposal
19. Forthcoming later

Goodnight Mrs. Callabash...wherever you are. Jimmie Durante

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