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Oxymoron

A simple minded person that says something that contradicts themselves.
Person 1: Hi Joe what’s up?
Person2: Smart people are smart, so I’m smart.
Person 1: You are an oxymoron.
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oxymoron

Two words that can't coexist in the same phrase
Best example of an oxymoron - American culture
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Oxymoron

My tolerance for oxymorons (eight sided idiots) is very limited.
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Oxymoron

A contradictory statement. Two opposing ideas in one sentence.
Ex. #30 - Its an oxymoron to be a good man that’s abusive and selfish.
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Oxymoron

"I'm open to a wall" is an oxymoron of politics.
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oxymoron

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.
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Oxymoron

Two words that contradict each other. Examples below.
Examples of Oxymorons below
Civil War
Curved Line
Jumbo Shrimp
Education System
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