Oxymoron
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An oxymoron is a word, or two-word phrase that combines opposite meanings. The easiest to think of is 'bittersweet'. Here's an unordered list of them to add to your conversation; it will numb the deafening silence.
- Army Intelligence
- Civil Servant
- Easy Payments
- Working Lunch
- Corporate Hospitality
- Amicable Divorce
- Business Trip
- Friendly Fire
- Operator Service
- Mechanic Moogle
- Guest Host
- Metal Woods
- Executive Decision
- Mercy Killing
- Business Ethics
- Microsoft Works
- Virtual Reality
- Jumbo Shrimp
- Committee Decision
- Same Difference
- Free Trade
- Student Teacher
- Airline Food
- Floppy Disk
- Civil Disobedience
- Working Holiday
- Crash Landing
- Educated Guess
- Martial Law
- Paid Volunteer
Example sentence: I was a paid volunteer as a student teacher while the staff were on a business trip. I had to make an educated guess on army intelligence during my working lunch, which led to a committee decision and an inevitable crash landing in finances.
It's clearly subtle - one would subconsciously think I'm just making up facts.
Three more oxymorons right there. Boom.