http://www.wordnik.com/lists/jumbo-shrimp.xml A list of classic oxymorons (using the term loosely). Named after my brother's favorite. http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/fledgling giant Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:04:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/fledgling giant http://www.wordnik.com/words/routine mishap Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:03:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/routine mishap http://www.wordnik.com/words/forgotten memory Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:55:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/forgotten memory http://www.wordnik.com/words/permanent guest host Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:51:41 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/permanent guest host http://www.wordnik.com/words/dull roar Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:50:24 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dull roar http://www.wordnik.com/words/lead balloon Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:50:17 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/lead balloon http://www.wordnik.com/words/recorded live Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:48:53 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/recorded live http://www.wordnik.com/words/benign neglect Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:48:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/benign neglect http://www.wordnik.com/words/standard deviation Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:48:25 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/standard deviation http://www.wordnik.com/words/final draft Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:48:17 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/final draft http://www.wordnik.com/words/light heavyweight Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:48:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/light heavyweight http://www.wordnik.com/words/loyal opposition Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:48:03 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/loyal opposition http://www.wordnik.com/words/open secret Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:47:59 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/open secret http://www.wordnik.com/words/living end Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:47:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/living end http://www.wordnik.com/words/one-man band Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:47:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/one-man band http://www.wordnik.com/words/benevolent despot Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:47:41 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/benevolent despot http://www.wordnik.com/words/mobile home Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:47:28 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/mobile home http://www.wordnik.com/words/build-down Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:47:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/build-down http://www.wordnik.com/words/negative growth Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:47:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/negative growth http://www.wordnik.com/words/idiot savant Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:47:05 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/idiot savant http://www.wordnik.com/words/industrial park Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:46:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/industrial park http://www.wordnik.com/words/sight unseen Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:46:54 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sight unseen http://www.wordnik.com/words/small fortune Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:46:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/small fortune http://www.wordnik.com/words/firewater Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:46:29 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/firewater http://www.wordnik.com/words/speechwriting Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:46:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/speechwriting http://www.wordnik.com/words/ballpoint Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:46:15 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/ballpoint http://www.wordnik.com/words/bridegroom Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:46:07 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bridegroom http://www.wordnik.com/words/spendthrift Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:46:04 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/spendthrift http://www.wordnik.com/words/superette Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:45:54 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/superette http://www.wordnik.com/words/preposterous Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:45:52 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/preposterous http://www.wordnik.com/words/pianoforte Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:45:39 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pianoforte http://www.wordnik.com/words/oxymoron Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:45:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/oxymoron http://www.wordnik.com/words/virtual reality Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:33:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/virtual reality http://www.wordnik.com/words/minor crisis Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:33:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/minor crisis http://www.wordnik.com/words/extinct life Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:32:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/extinct life http://www.wordnik.com/words/working holiday Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:32:38 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/working holiday http://www.wordnik.com/words/hell's angels Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:32:27 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/hell's angels http://www.wordnik.com/words/living dead Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:32:17 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/living dead http://www.wordnik.com/words/unbiased opinion Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:32:08 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/unbiased opinion http://www.wordnik.com/words/rolling stop Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:31:33 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/rolling stop http://www.wordnik.com/words/real-life fairy tale Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:09:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/real-life fairy tale http://www.wordnik.com/words/plastic straw Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:09:06 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/plastic straw http://www.wordnik.com/words/passive aggressive Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:08:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/passive aggressive http://www.wordnik.com/words/organized mess Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:08:42 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/organized mess http://www.wordnik.com/words/free slave Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:08:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/free slave http://www.wordnik.com/words/first annual Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:08:25 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/first annual http://www.wordnik.com/words/exact estimate Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:08:16 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/exact estimate http://www.wordnik.com/words/even odds Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:08:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/even odds http://www.wordnik.com/words/deliberate mistake Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:08:08 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/deliberate mistake http://www.wordnik.com/words/science fiction Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:07:54 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/science fiction http://www.wordnik.com/words/serious fun Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:07:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/serious fun http://www.wordnik.com/words/sleepwalk Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:07:44 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sleepwalk http://www.wordnik.com/words/steel wool Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:07:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/steel wool http://www.wordnik.com/words/now then Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:07:28 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/now then http://www.wordnik.com/words/new routine Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:07:24 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/new routine http://www.wordnik.com/words/new antiques Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:07:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/new antiques http://www.wordnik.com/words/never again Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:07:16 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/never again http://www.wordnik.com/words/make haste slowly Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:06:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/make haste slowly http://www.wordnik.com/words/sun shade Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:06:44 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sun shade http://www.wordnik.com/words/sweet sorrow Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:06:38 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sweet sorrow http://www.wordnik.com/words/synthetic natural gas Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:06:31 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/synthetic natural gas http://www.wordnik.com/words/work party Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:06:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/work party http://www.wordnik.com/words/definite maybe Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:06:13 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/definite maybe http://www.wordnik.com/words/living death Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:05:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/living death http://www.wordnik.com/words/live recording Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:05:41 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/live recording http://www.wordnik.com/words/literal interpretation Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:05:35 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/literal interpretation http://www.wordnik.com/words/liquid crystal Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:05:29 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/liquid crystal http://www.wordnik.com/words/inside out Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:05:19 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/inside out http://www.wordnik.com/words/increasing declines Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:05:15 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/increasing declines http://www.wordnik.com/words/honest crook Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:04:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/honest crook http://www.wordnik.com/words/graduate student Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:04:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/graduate student http://www.wordnik.com/words/global village Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:04:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/global village http://www.wordnik.com/words/genuine imitation Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:04:42 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/genuine imitation http://www.wordnik.com/words/fresh frozen Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:04:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/fresh frozen http://www.wordnik.com/words/curved line Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:04:30 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/curved line http://www.wordnik.com/words/constant variable Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:04:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/constant variable http://www.wordnik.com/words/completely unfinished Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:04:17 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/completely unfinished http://www.wordnik.com/words/clever fool Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:04:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/clever fool http://www.wordnik.com/words/clearly misunderstood Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:04:07 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/clearly misunderstood http://www.wordnik.com/words/clearly confused Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:03:55 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/clearly confused http://www.wordnik.com/words/black gold Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:03:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/black gold http://www.wordnik.com/words/bankrupt millionaire Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:03:38 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bankrupt millionaire http://www.wordnik.com/words/awfully good Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:03:28 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/awfully good http://www.wordnik.com/words/approximately equal Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:03:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/approximately equal http://www.wordnik.com/words/advanced beginner Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:03:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/advanced beginner http://www.wordnik.com/words/adult child Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:03:05 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/adult child http://www.wordnik.com/words/accurate estimate Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:02:54 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/accurate estimate http://www.wordnik.com/words/freezer burn Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:02:41 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/freezer burn http://www.wordnik.com/words/full briefs Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:13:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/full briefs http://www.wordnik.com/words/unknown identity Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:32:43 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/unknown identity http://www.wordnik.com/words/uninvited guest Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:32:31 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/uninvited guest http://www.wordnik.com/words/thick film Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:31:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/thick film http://www.wordnik.com/words/talk show Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:31:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/talk show http://www.wordnik.com/words/student teacher Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:31:08 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/student teacher http://www.wordnik.com/words/steady vibration Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:30:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/steady vibration http://www.wordnik.com/words/spectator sport Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:30:33 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/spectator sport http://www.wordnik.com/words/solo concert Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:30:14 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/solo concert http://www.wordnik.com/words/soft rock Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:30:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/soft rock http://www.wordnik.com/words/unusual routine Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:29:12 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/unusual routine http://www.wordnik.com/words/white chocolate Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:28:27 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/white chocolate