Todays word: oxymoron
noun [C]
two words used together which have, or seem to have, opposite meanings
An example would be an accountant with a sense of humour!
two words used together which have, or seem to have, opposite meanings
An example would be an accountant with a sense of humour!
posted by Annika @ 7:28 PM
3 Comments:
At 9:51 PM,
Anonymous said…
Todays word: oxymoron - November 2005
Well your example is incorrect by your own definition. “Two words”… It’s more like “military intelligence” or “honest woman”… ;-) (Okay, that last one was admittedly a burn…)
At 9:54 PM,
Annika said…
Like funny accountant then :) ?
Or honest man?
At 10:13 PM,
Anonymous said…
Yeah ... now you got it... ;-)
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