http://www.wordnik.com/lists/duelistic.xml One-word oxymorons and <a href="/words/dvandva">dvandva</a> (<a href="/words/copulative compound">copulative compound</a> (hot)) words with that contradictory, <a href="/words/antonymic">antonymic</a> tension. Hyphens are fine, and neologisms are great, but I don't want any <a href="/words/portmanteau">portmanteau</a> words (I can't believe I'm typing that!) like <a href="/words/chaordic">chaordic</a>, even if the general idea is 'opposite-unity'--exemplified by the uber-examples <a href="/words/bittersweet">bittersweet</a> and <a href="/words/push-pull">push-pull</a>. http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/plus-minus Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:49:12 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/plus-minus http://www.wordnik.com/words/micromegas Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:46:18 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/micromegas http://www.wordnik.com/words/us-them Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:43:16 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/us-them http://www.wordnik.com/words/semiloop Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:00:52 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/semiloop http://www.wordnik.com/words/neuromuscular Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:04:22 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/neuromuscular http://www.wordnik.com/words/christopagan Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:27:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/christopagan http://www.wordnik.com/words/quote-unquote Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:51:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/quote-unquote http://www.wordnik.com/words/headbutt Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:56:47 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/headbutt http://www.wordnik.com/words/stillborn Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:01:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/stillborn http://www.wordnik.com/words/motherfather Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:00:33 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/motherfather http://www.wordnik.com/words/blackwhite Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:53:38 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/blackwhite http://www.wordnik.com/words/concavoconvex Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:05:08 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/concavoconvex http://www.wordnik.com/words/minimax Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:11:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/minimax http://www.wordnik.com/words/bridegroom Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:01:01 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bridegroom http://www.wordnik.com/words/slipcover 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2008 04:19:22 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wet-dry http://www.wordnik.com/words/predator-prey Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:19:06 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/predator-prey http://www.wordnik.com/words/proper-false Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:18:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/proper-false http://www.wordnik.com/words/tragicomic Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:17:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/tragicomic http://www.wordnik.com/words/pseudorealism Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:12:06 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pseudorealism http://www.wordnik.com/words/killjoy Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:10:03 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/killjoy http://www.wordnik.com/words/neoconservative Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:24:15 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/neoconservative http://www.wordnik.com/words/blindsight Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:13:25 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/blindsight http://www.wordnik.com/words/failsafe Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:06:38 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/failsafe 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http://www.wordnik.com/words/foolhardy Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:30:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/foolhardy http://www.wordnik.com/words/bombshelter Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:29:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bombshelter http://www.wordnik.com/words/freezerburn Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:29:53 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/freezerburn http://www.wordnik.com/words/blacklight Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:29:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/blacklight http://www.wordnik.com/words/inside-out Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:25:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/inside-out http://www.wordnik.com/words/oxymoron Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:25:07 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/oxymoron http://www.wordnik.com/words/nevermore Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:24:47 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/nevermore http://www.wordnik.com/words/lovesick Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:24:38 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/lovesick http://www.wordnik.com/words/homework Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:24:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/homework 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