Originally Posted By: The Pook
 Originally Posted By: Faldage
Hey! Oxymoron itself is an oxymoron.

From the Greek for sharp and dull (i.e. figuratively clever and foolish)


Time was when an oxymoron was probably intentional. E.g.:

...parting is such sweet sorrow ...

--- Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, scene 2, 184