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  • noun Alternative plural form of oxymoron.

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Examples

  • The celebration of oxymora is central to the politico-linguistic discipline commonly known as “political correctness”.

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • We have a lot of funny-but-not-ha-ha-funny oxymora in sex, too, and a recent study by professor Juan Carlos Sierra Friere of the University of Granada has reminded me of one of the most common misconceptions we (still!)

    Imagine All the People, Loving in 3-D 2007

  • If the concept of animated photographs doesn’t satisfy your daily need for oxymora, well… what about ...

    No Fat Clips!!! : Blog archives 2009

  • If the concept of animated photographs doesn’t satisfy your daily need for oxymora, well… what about creation science?

    No Fat Clips!!! : Jan Saudek. Animated Photographs. 2009

  • The SubGenius is an Oxymoron who speaks in slangs and oxymora. so it doesn’t matter what you say or who hears you say it.

    The Book of the SubGenius The SubGenius Foundation 1983

  • The SubGenius is an Oxymoron who speaks in slangs and oxymora. so it doesn’t matter what you say or who hears you say it.

    The Book of the SubGenius The SubGenius Foundation 1983

  • The SubGenius is an Oxymoron who speaks in slangs and oxymora. so it doesn’t matter what you say or who hears you say it.

    The Book of the SubGenius The SubGenius Foundation 1983

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