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OP Oxymoron. I have so often seen it used by well-informed people to mean "a stupid remark"
that I have been guilty of using it that way. Here is a sample from one of our erudite members:
"......All of which only proves that "female intelligence" is an oxymoron....."
By accident I just ran across it in a book of words, which made it clear that it is not always
a dumb juxtaposition of qualities. For instance: Chinese sweet-sour pork. Nothing stupid about
that combination.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted An old word for Saturday wwh 01/11/03 08:53 PM Re: An old word for Saturday Faldage 01/11/03 09:51 PM Re: An old word for Saturday wwh 01/11/03 10:16 PM
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