what is it??
[[Jumbo(meaning big) and Shrimp (meaning small)]].
Also can you please list me a few more examples of these??
Thanks
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deafening silence
mournful optimist
1657, from Gk. oxymoron, noun use of neut. of oxymoros (adj.) “pointedly foolish,” from oxys “sharp” (see acrid) + moros “stupid.” Rhetorical figure by which contradictory terms are conjoined so as to give point to the statement or expression; the word itself is an illustration of the thing. Now often used loosely to mean “contradiction in terms.”
open secret
larger half
clearly confused
act naturally
alone together
Hell’s Angels
found missing
liquid gas
civil engineer
deafening silence
seriously funny
living dead
Advanced BASIC
tragic comedy
unbiased opinion
virtual reality
definite maybe
original copies
pretty ugly
same difference
plastic glasses
almost exactly
constant variable
even odds
minor crisis
extinct life genuine imitation
exact estimate
only choice
freezer burn
free love
working holiday
rolling stop
is that enough for you? : )
One of the best examples will be “deafening silence” though my fav is “good morning”.
-Aski
http://www.oxymoronlist.com/ is a great website that includes thousands of oxymorons!
Military intelligence
Dry ice
I can’t think of any….but there’s hundreds!
grand piano
moon shine
