Best Common Oxymorons 30 items ranked
Oxymorons are combinations of contradictory words.
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1.
Fighting for Peace
22 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
2.
Chuck Noris
He is best at everything, including this.
20 points - added 12 years ago by guest - 1 comment
3.
Good grief
Charlie Brown's favorite exclamation is a perfect example of an oxymoron. How can grief be good?
19 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
4.
Suicide victim
18 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
5.
new classic
listening to the radio "......New classic from taylor swift everbody" ummm yeah okayy!
10 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
6.
The Living Dead
Living and Dead are differate from each other
9 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
7.
Military intelligence
There is no such thing!
9 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
8.
Silent alarm
8 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
9.
Black light
7 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
10.
Pure evil
6 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
11.
Jumbo shrimp
You might see this on the menu at your local seafood restaurant, but "jumbo shrimp" makes no sense.
6 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
12.
Young adult
5 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
13.
Act Naturally
4 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
14.
Natural makeup
3 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
15.
pretty ugly
2 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
16.
Now then
Which is it, now or then?
2 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
17.
Religious Freedom
2 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
18.
Automatic Door: Push to open
It contradicts Its self and it's pretty funny
0 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
19.
Civil War
Most wars, including this one, are not civil.
0 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
20.
Even Odds
-1 point - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
21.
Terribly pleased
-2 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
22.
Man child
-2 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
23.
Girly man
Not many men are girly. And not many girls are manly.
-2 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris - 1 comment
24.
Recent history
-3 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
25.
Social science
-3 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
26.
Graduate student
-3 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
27.
Assistant supervisor
Are you the assistant or the supervisor?
-3 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
28.
Small crowd
-4 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
29.
Unbiased opinion
-4 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
30.
Urban cowboy
-5 points - added 15 years ago by mdolleris -
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