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Paradolia 

Paradolia is the phenomenon of finding familiar images in random scenes, like faces in clouds or religious icons in root vegetables, water stains and even tortillas.
While rolling tortillas for her husband, Mrs. Gonzales saw a paradolia of the face Jesus in a tortilla.
Paradolia by Chet LAX April 8, 2010

paradoxical subtlety

n. an attempt to show-off something, yet tries to make it look as though they are not doing so; a purposely feeble and obvious attempt at modesty in order to flaunt one's advantages over another without looking cocky.
adj. paradoxically subtle.
Ex. 1
Alex: Oh you have that class too? Wasn't that test hard?
Marvin: Yeah.
Alex: Yeah, I know huh? I only got an A-.
Marvin: No one asked you. You know, your paradoxical subtlety is really annoying.

Ex. 2
Dave: Someone's iPod earphones just latched onto my backpack on my way to class.
Anthony: Oh really? Those earphones are probably better than the ones that came with my new mp3 player. *takes out mp3 player and shows it off*

paradoxicity

1. self-contradictoriness of logical conclusions deriving from the same logical conclusions.

2. also what you would call a highly oxymoroned town.
That the liar says he tells the truth is full of paradoxicity.

Paradoxicle

An ice-pop of impossibility.
A hot lava popsicle is a paradoxicle.
Paradoxicle by MrDarksideJim April 29, 2013

Paradoxial Hipster 

a person who is a hipster simply because everyone else is therefore contradicting themselves.
Person 1: "I want to be a hipster like everyone else!"
Person 2: "Sounds like a Paradoxial Hipster!"

paradoxical 

1. having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.

2. Medicine/Medical . not being the normal or usual kind:

Sometimes, par·a·dox·al.
Stimulants are a paradoxical, albeit effective, medication used for certain forms of hyperactivity.
paradoxical by Bobby Joe Parker November 9, 2013