An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory or opposing terms appear in conjuction. The common oxymoron phrase is a combination of an adjective proceeded by a noun with contrasting meanings. They may be used to empahsize a certain phrase, or to create a verbally puzzling, and therefore enganging effect.
Some examples of oxymoron, such as, but not limited to, are:
Only choice, cold sweat, grounders in space, slow burn, painfully beautiful, sweet agony, amongst others.
The examples above were taken from a romantic context, more concretely fromThe 100, when Clarke and Bellamy tacitly professed their love for each other, but there are tons of more examples.
Only choice, cold sweat, grounders in space, slow burn, painfully beautiful, sweet agony, amongst others.
The examples above were taken from a romantic context, more concretely fromThe 100, when Clarke and Bellamy tacitly professed their love for each other, but there are tons of more examples.
by clasowwwl October 21, 2017
Get the oxymoronmug. Person 1: Hi Joe what’s up?
Person2: Smart people are smart, so I’m smart.
Person 1: You are an oxymoron.
Person2: Smart people are smart, so I’m smart.
Person 1: You are an oxymoron.
by NeoAndTrinity_Rachel December 23, 2020
Get the Oxymoronmug. A phrase where a stereotypical or assumed trait is so universally attributed to a group that the descriptor becomes redundant, as it does not add additional meaning beyond the group label itself.
That smelly Indian over there - this is an Anti-oxymoron because all Indians are smelly, making the word smelly redundant.
by Hairy ballsac February 21, 2025
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