oxymoron

a figure of speech that conflicts or does not agree with itself, such as "friendly fire"

the word itself is an oxymoron, it literally means pointedly foolish

examples of oxymorons:
larger half
jumbo shrimp
same difference

only choice
black light
pretty ugly
exact estimate

microsoft works
virtual reality

by ben's mop April 14, 2021

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Oxymoron

noun

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

examples of an oxymoron: your dad lesbian,a white nigga

by Butyfull sexsy July 17, 2021

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Anti-oxymoron

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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