Is "jumbo shrimp" an oxymoron?. From LearnThat.org.
These are two opposites - so you could say the word oxymoron is an oxymoron!. From Wordnik.com. [LearnHub Activities] Reference
You spend 50 bucks for a tank of gas just to go hunt and you miss that big one, so how oxymoron is that!. From Wordnik.com. [Best distance to practice shooting a compound bow.] Reference
Okaayyy – an oxymoron is basically expressing two separate thoughts or ideas that are in direct conflict with each other. From Wordnik.com. [Waving your flag « BuzzMachine] Reference
I like when people think that the word oxymoron is an insult when they all CAPS the moron part. From Wordnik.com. [The Pensblog] Reference
You track back to the birdbrain oxymoron (catholic law professor – that’s like a vegetarian butcher!). From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » All Your Base Are Belong To Us] Reference
The short answer to this is that "discretionary defense spending" is a three-word oxymoron, especially in time of war. From Wordnik.com. [The American Spectator] Reference
That kind of oxymoron wore thin pretty quick over here. From Wordnik.com. [The Kaisho]
I'm seeing a candidate for an example under "oxymoron" in the new Oxford English Dictionary (OED). From Wordnik.com. ["Americans still would rather curl up with a good book...] Reference
"legal ethics" and "Justice Rehnquist," but is unique in also providing us with the only one-word oxymoron: brief. From Wordnik.com. [Law-related Jokes] Reference
So the word oxymoron is itself an oxymoron. From Wordnik.com. [Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO'] Reference
Thus the word oxymoron is itself an oxymoron. From Wordnik.com. [Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO'] Reference
Sorry, I can't help commenting on this "oxymoron". From Wordnik.com. [Yakima Herald-Republic Weekly News] Reference
(They've already got it!), I used "oxymoron" when I meant to say. From Wordnik.com. [Moomin Light] Reference
Psychologist: The term compassionate conservative is an "oxymoron". From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
Is this some kind of oxymoron legislation? drilling for oil included in the greenie climate bill?. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Is the word oxymoron?. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Blood « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
A nonoptional and never-ending 15-minute delay cycle seems to have "oxymoron" written all over it. From Wordnik.com. [PCWorld] Reference
In Canada, federal politics is becoming an oxymoron. From Wordnik.com. [Doug Sarro: Canada Channels Michele Bachmann] Reference
If not, the document stands as a four-page oxymoron. From Wordnik.com. [Georgianne Nienaber: Where's the Oil? Here, There, and Everywhere] Reference
"An honest politician is an oxymoron!" exclaimed one. From Wordnik.com. [The Problem With The President] Reference
Even in 1953, "atoms for peace" sounded like an oxymoron. From Wordnik.com. [Yes, In My Backyard] Reference
"Art and business are somewhat of an oxymoron," says Sobol. From Wordnik.com. [The Talent Seekers] Reference
It's practically an oxymoron for a translator to speak his own mind. From Wordnik.com. [FLIRTING WITH TREASON] Reference
It may sound like an oxymoron: "A phone booth for the mobile world.". From Wordnik.com. [Privacy: Cell-Phone Sanctuaries] Reference
Dining: Moscow MealsRussian haute cuisine may sound like an oxymoron. From Wordnik.com. [Tip Sheet] Reference
Therefore, could it be assumed that the American left is an oxymoron?. From Wordnik.com. [Golden Age, Gone?] Reference
That makes him an oxymoron in the LDP -- a politician without a pork barrel. From Wordnik.com. [Looks Are Everything] Reference
It sounds like an oxymoron, but bare-bones fine dining is the order of the day. From Wordnik.com. [Hold the Tablecloth] Reference
Yes, everyone partakes of quotidian heroism, which evidently is not an oxymoron. From Wordnik.com. [Magnificence Democratized] Reference
In the North campaign, "media relations" are oxymoron: there essentially are none. From Wordnik.com. [Rolling Thunder] Reference
This may be one instance where "" pragmatic neo-Wilson-ianism '' isn't an oxymoron. From Wordnik.com. ['Hard' Vs. 'Soft' Vs. 'Viral' Power] Reference
"Party loyalty" is becoming an oxymoron, as each new issue draws a new coalition of support. From Wordnik.com. [What Bush Needs To Learn] Reference
"We're urging legal and scientific reforms of forensic science, which is frequently an oxymoron.". From Wordnik.com. [Let The Dna Wars Begin] Reference
Hospital food -- an infelicitous term evoking gray peas, dry chicken, Jell-O -- is a near oxymoron. From Wordnik.com. [Case Study: Fresh Ideas About Food] Reference
Hollywood, where the term original idea is an oxymoron, is developing at least six movies about. From Wordnik.com. [Hasid Trip] Reference
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