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