Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Oxymorons

One of my favorite types of words is the oxymoron! What is an oxymoron? It is a contradiction. THe word oxymoron itself is a oxymoron. In Greek, oxy means sharp and moron means dull. Here are a few more funny oxymorons.
Non working mother
a little pregnant
awefully nice
a clean boy
a civil war (civil meaning nice)
a dull roar
easy labor
junk food
my worst favorite
no-good do-gooder
pure dust
somewhat legal
and my favorite, THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
What oxymorons do you like?

2 comments:

  1. William ShakespeareAugust 30, 2011 at 6:41 AM

    Here are a few of my favorite oxymorons:

    A Fine Mess
    A just war
    A little big
    Accidentally on Purpose

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  2. Leslie and ElizabethSeptember 1, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    Hey, you forgot some!!!:

    A Normal Boy
    A White-ish Black
    A Good Person
    A Minor Tragedy

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