An oxymoron is usually two words or concepts that do not go together but are used together. Sprinkling your speech with some oxymorons can put a smile on your listeners’ faces. Especially if you pause after using one to let the contradiction sink in.
FUN!
Consider adding oxymorons in your speech:
- Only choice
- Same difference
- Friendly fire
- Virtual reality
- Controlled chaos
- Freezer burn
- Silent scream
- Terribly good
- Wise fool
- Close distance
- Stiff drink
- Blacklight
- Clearly confused
- Genuine fake
- Living history
- Exact estimate
- Quiet roar
- Student teacher
- Passive aggressive
- Smaller half
- Magical realism
- Loyal opponent
- Random Order
- Live recording
- Jumbo shrimp
- Only choice
- Same difference
- Friendly fire
- Virtual reality
- Controlled chaos
- Freezer burn
- Silent scream
- Terribly good
- Wise fool
- Close distance
- Stiff drink
- Clearly confused
- Genuine fake
- Living history
- Exact estimate
- Quiet roar
- Student teacher
- Passive aggressive
- Only choice
- Same difference
- Friendly fire
- Virtual reality
- Controlled chaos
- Freezer burn
- Silent scream
- Terribly good
- Wise fool
- Close distance
- Stiff drink
- Black light
- Clearly confused
- Genuine fake
- Living history
- Exact estimate
- Quiet roar
- Student teacher
- Passive aggressive
- Smaller half
- Magical realism
- Loyal opponent
- Random Order
- Live recording
There are many more! And you can make up your own, of course. Employing an oxymoron or two can be an awfully good way to add flavor to your next talk.
