Word of the Day: Oxymoron

ox·y·mo·ron

noun \ˌäk-sē-ˈmȯr-ˌän\

: a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings

Common Examples of Oxymoron

• Open secret
• Tragic comedy
• Seriously funny
• Awfully pretty
• Foolish wisdom
• Original copies
• Liquid gas

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