Word Play 19

soroban

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\(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}Oxymoron \\ \text{A combination of incongruous} \\ \text{or contradictory words.} \\ \\ \\ \text{These are the classics:} \\ \\ \text{act naturally} \\ \\ \text{anxious patient} \\ \\ \text{awfully nice} \\ \\ \text{bittersweet} \\ \\ \text{boneless ribs} \\ \\ \text{Civil War} \\ \\ \text{constant change} \\ \\ \text{crowded room} \\ \\ \text{double solitaire} \\ \\ \text{even odds} \\ \\ \text{freezer burn} \end{array}\)


. . . . . \(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\text{good grief} \\ \\ \text{head butt} \\ \\ \text{jumbo shrimp} \\ \\ \text{loose tights} \\ \\ \text{original copy} \\ \\ \text{pretty ugly} \\ \\ \text{random order} \\ \\ \text{sight unseen} \\ \\ \text{spendthrift} \\ \\ \text{tight slacks} \\ \\ \text{uninvited guest} \\ \\ \text{wholesome} \end{array}\)



.\(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\text{Note} \\ \text{The most famous examples} \\ \text{are intended as put-downs.} \\ \\ \text{Examples} \\ \text{military intelligence} \\ \text{rap music} \end{array}\)

 
soroban said:



.\(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\text{Note} \\ \text{The most famous examples} \\ \text{are intended as put-downs.} \\ \\ \text{Examples} \\ \text{military intelligence} \\ \text{rap music} \end{array}\)


Our parents thought "rock music" was oxy-moron - generation before that probably thought the same about blues music or Jazz music (not my ancestors - they did not know of Jazz or Blues anyway)
 
soroban said:
\(\displaystyle Oxymoron \\)

\(\displaystyle \ \text{A combination of incongruous or contradictory words.}\)


\(\displaystyle \text{clearly confused}\)
 
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