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date: 18 March 2025

Oxymorons. 

Source:
Garner's Modern English Usage
Author(s):

Bryan Garner

This term, originally a Greek word meaning “keenly foolish” or “sharply dull,” denotes an immediate contradiction in terminology. Thus:Among language aficionados, collecting and inventing cynical oxymorons is a parlor game; they enjoy phrases that seem to imply contradictions, such as ... ...

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