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Top 35 Oxymorons List


Oxymorons-1Top 35 Oxymorons

An oxymoron (plural oxymorons or, more rarely, oxymora) (noun) is a figure of speech that combines two normally contradictory terms. Oxymoron is a Greek term derived from oxy (”sharp”) and moros (”dull”). Thus the word oxymoron is itself an oxymoron. – Wikipedia

Government Worker
Legally drunk
Exact estimate
Act naturally
Found missing
Resident alien
Genuine imitation
Airline Food
Good grief
Government organization
Sanitary landfill
Alone together
Small crowd
Business ethics
Soft rock
Butt Head
Military Intelligence
Sweet sorrow
Rural Metro (ambulance service)
“Now, then …”
Passive aggression
Clearly misunderstood
Peace force
Extinct Life
Plastic glasses
Terribly pleased
Computer security
Political science
Tight slacks
Definite maybe
Pretty ugly
Rap music
Working vacation
Religious tolerance
Microsoft Works

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