am curious of the world of oxymorons. example if something is new, then there has never been anyting like it before. if its improved, it is an up-grade on an older model...SO HOW CAN SOMETHING BE NEW AND IMPROVED???
please post stories, or oxys here.
2006-07-21 12:53:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A Fine Mess
A just war
A little big
a little pregnant
A new classic
absolutely unsure
abundant poverty
academic fraternity
Academic sorority
Accidentally on Purpose
accurate estimate
accurate horoscope
accurate rumors
accurate stereotype
acrophobic mountain climber
Act Naturally
active retirement
actual reenactment
acute apathy
acute dullness
adult children
Adult male
advanced BASIC
advanced beginner
Affirmative action
affordable housing
aging yuppie agree to disagree
Airline Food
airline schedules
all alone
All natural artificial flavor
alltogether separate
alone in a crowd
almost candid
Almost done
almost exactly
almost pregnant
Almost Ready
almost safe
almost suddenly
almost surprised
almost totally
alone together
amateur expert
American culture
American education
American English
amicable divorce
among the first
Amtrak schedule
Anarchy Rules!
anonymous colleague anticipated serendipity
anticipating the unanticipated
Anti-Missile Missile
anxious patient
apathetic interest
apathetically urged
Apple tech support
approximate solution
approximately equal
arms limitation
army intelligence
arrogant humility
Artificial Grass
artificial intelligence
assistant supervisor
astronomically small
athletic scholarship
Aunt Jemima Light
Auto Pilot
authentic replica
authentic reproduction
authoritarian anarchy
awfully good
awfully nice
Awfully pretty
lots more here
http://www.oxymoronlist.com/
2006-07-21 13:09:38 · answer #1 · answered by a13 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Brittany Spears
Jumbo Shrimp
George W. Bush
Dick Cheny
Silent Scream.
2006-07-21 13:02:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jumbo Shrimp
Man Child
Silent Scream
2006-07-21 12:58:21 · answer #3 · answered by Eebles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One, I think you may be confusing "new" with "unique," which I agree might be a subtle difference, but subtlety is an important aspect of creative oxymorons. "New," for example, can signal a upgrade or transformation of an existing item, e.g. " New Coke" (although, to be fair, those of us old enough to remember its introduction might be tempted to call that abomination "uniquely repugnant").Two, "new and improved" may be a contradiction, but to me that is not the same as an oxymoron, which is a conscious justaposition of opposites (or more often carefully crafted "opposites") to make a rhetorical or even poetical point, e.g., "deafening silence," "army intelligence," "Iraqi government," "compassionate conservative," "honest politician," or even "Kansas City major league baseball team."
2006-07-21 13:18:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 00:55:09 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I don't really have an answer to your question. I just have a correction on one of the answers.
man child is not an oxymoron. Rather those are synonyms. J/K.
2006-07-21 13:03:51 · answer #6 · answered by whostolemyprofile 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Tailgating Bumper Stickers, Stop Staring at my Chest T-Shirts
2006-07-21 13:27:23 · answer #7 · answered by jenny2tone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together
2006-07-21 18:37:50 · answer #8 · answered by Alexia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
something new that is an improvement on something old? A car was new and an improvemen on a horse and buggy...
Interesting question.
2006-07-21 13:15:35 · answer #9 · answered by lrad1952 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol, my SN is an oxymoron!
2006-07-21 12:57:52 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋