Oxymoron-figure of speech in which contradictory terms are in conjunction

Oxymoron - figure of speech in which contradictory terms are in conjunction.

I'll start with two of my favourites :

Jumbo shrimp

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Military Intelligence

 

Sophomore
(Derived from Greek meaning wise fool.)

 

Microsoft Works


Confirmed Rumor

Unbiased Opinion

 

Virtual reality
Pretty ugly
Liquid gas

 

Affordable Healthcare
Deafening silence
Liquid gas
Seriously funny


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Now,now, dont talk about your avi like that.

 

I have the pretty part down

 

Down where?! If it were any further, it'd be buried.

 

Girly man
Larger half
Hell's Angels

 

Simply impossible
Small crowd
Plastic glasses
Growing smaller

 

Why is "simply impossible" a contradiction?

 

I realize that if something is impossible, by definition it can't be simple or difficult, it's just one of the things that sounds oxymoronic to me.

 

I see your point, but I think "simply" (in this case) means it's simple to see that it's impossible.

 

I see your point too. Maybe a better example of an oxymoronic phrase is, He achieved the impossible.

 

Honest politician
(couldn't resist)

 

jumbo shrimp

 

This reminds me of an early simpsons episode bart switched tests with martin and was sent to a school for the gifted and the teacher asked for examples of an oxymoron
"Your damned if you do, damned if you don't"
-bart simspon

 

Free rent

 

True, though oddly, "rent-free" is not.