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oxymoron

Two words that can't coexist in the same phrase
Best example of an oxymoron - American culture
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An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory or opposing terms appear in conjuction. The common oxymoron phrase is a combination of an adjective proceeded by a noun with contrasting meanings. They may be used to empahsize a certain phrase, or to create a verbally puzzling, and therefore enganging effect.
Some examples of oxymoron, such as, but not limited to, are:

Only choice, cold sweat, grounders in space, slow burn, painfully beautiful, sweet agony, amongst others.

The examples above were taken from a romantic context, more concretely fromThe 100, when Clarke and Bellamy tacitly professed their love for each other, but there are tons of more examples.
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Someone stupid enough to run off and get themselves hooked on Oxycontin.
Dude got fired from his job for being an OxyMoron!
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Typically, an ignorant and biased person that is addicted to OxyContin.
Rush Limbaugh is an oxymoron.
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A contradictory statement. Two opposing ideas in one sentence.
Ex. #30 - Its an oxymoron to be a good man that’s abusive and selfish.
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Eish, the government of South Africa, eish Oxymorons!
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A Prius owner who drives like an asshole.
That oxymoron in that hybrid just knocked over my mailbox, sideswiped my Bonneville, and kept right on going.
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