ExtremeOxymoron

Last edit June 21, 2002
Oxymoron, n. (Rhet.) figure of speech with pointed conjunction of seemingly contradictory expressions ( oxus sharp, morus foolish )

Shouldn't that be sharp and dull, like a knife?

GoedelEscherBach discusses the SmartStupid


MethodologistsDontProgram led to rapid evolution of the following oxymorons ExtremeIconoclasmQuestioned gave us
  • the tentative iconoclast
  • the wise large project

The RelevanceOfOccamsRazor is philosophical about
  • objectively satisfactory


There are fewer ExtremeOxymorons than ExtremeTautologies but they are probably more interesting.


In the wider world there's
  • Fun run
  • Military intelligence
  • Civil war
  • Microsoft Works
  • Safe sex
  • Jumbo shrimp
  • Good morning
  • GangstaGeeks
  • Windows Help