It might sound like a schoolyard insult, but it’s not. An oxymoron refers to a word, phrase, or use of language that seems to directly contradict itself, and it is believed to come from the Greek ...

Oxymorons are common in everyday language, especially in expressions we use without much thought. We might say something is “awfully good,” “bittersweet,” “an original copy,” or that “less is more.” ...

“Clearly confused” would be considered an oxymoron. You know what an oxymoron is, don’t you? It’s a phrase that combines two words with opposite meanings; a figure of speech in which two apparently ...

PADUCAH, Ky. -- "Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts!," is now on display at the Museum of the American Quilter's Society. The exhibit was organized by a group of five quilt artists in Maine who ...