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TOP 32 OXYMORON'S
by: Bruce Harris
ox·y·mo·ron (òk´sê-môr1òn´, -mor1-) noun. A rhetorical figure in
which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a
deafening silence and a mournful optimist.
32. Act naturally
31. Found missing
30. Resident alien
29. Genuine imitation
28. Airline food
27. Good grief
26. Government organization
25. Sanitary landfill
24. Alone together
23. Small crowd
22. Business ethics
21. Soft rock
20. State worker
19. Military intelligence
18. Sweet sorrow
17. Exact estimate
16. "Now, then . . ."
15. Passive aggression
14. Clearly misunderstood
13. Peace force
12. Extinct life
11. Plastic glasses
10. Terribly pleased
09. Computer security
08. Political science
07. Tight slacks
06. Definite maybe
05. Pretty ugly
04. Rap music
03. Working vacation
02. Legally drunk
And the number one top oxymoron:
01. Microsoft Works????
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