Frighteningly Good ; Terrible fun ; Jolly miserable etc...
2006-10-27 10:59:36 · 10 answers · asked by S P 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Collocation.
see second definition:
col·lo·ca·tion (kl-kshn)
n.
1. The act of collocating or the state of being collocated.
2. An arrangement or juxtaposition of words or other elements, especially those that commonly co-occur, as rancid butter, bosom buddy, or dead serious.
2006-10-27 11:37:25 · answer #1 · answered by fidget 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it's definitely not onomatopoeia (that's when a word kind of sounds like it means, e.g. ululation, crash, whisper)
frighteningly good, terrible fun... they're not exactly oxymorons, they're more exaggerations, like it's so good it goes over the top of being good to being a bit frightening... it's the juxtaposition of the positive and negative that emphasises just how good it is.
Jolly miserable is just a bit of Enid Blyton English, where 'jolly' stands for 'very' (much as expletives do these days).
2006-10-27 11:16:29 · answer #2 · answered by whoopscareless 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
these are known as oxymorons...
they are basic contradictions in terms
i really enjoy using them..
try this link.. its complete list of oxymorons.. a lot of fun and good place for quick laughs..!!
http://www.oxymoronlist.com/
cheers!!
:)
2006-10-27 11:03:44 · answer #3 · answered by The phoenix 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Frightfully poor english
2006-10-27 11:15:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They're oxymorons...I love the word oxymoron...
2006-10-27 11:05:29 · answer #5 · answered by ~Grace~ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
those are oxymorons.. there's a list of them if you search google lol funny ones!
2006-10-27 11:50:34 · answer #6 · answered by Ciao ♥ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Defitely not onomatopoeia. I think it's antithesis.
2006-10-27 11:05:21 · answer #7 · answered by migdalski 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oxymoron
2006-10-27 11:08:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
oxymoron
2006-10-27 11:04:21 · answer #9 · answered by Tbone 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
false opposites
2006-10-27 11:02:06 · answer #10 · answered by James B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋