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Tag: What is an oxymoron?

60 Funny Oxymorons you will certainly enjoy

Posted on November 27, 2022September 18, 2023 By The Lingwist
60 Funny Oxymorons you will certainly enjoy

On a daily basis, we use oxymorons but never thought how weird they actually are. Understanding their contradictions will make up laugh out loud. In fact, they’re quite common in everyday speech across multiple languages. What is an oxymoron? According to the Collins dictionary, an oxymoron is a figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas or terms are…

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