The words normal and strange are opposites, they have very different meanings. In this context, they come together to mean one thing (regularly odd), even though their meanings don't logically go together.
An oxymoron is a phrase which doesn't really make sense! For example, 'exploded calmly'. That phrase is called an Oxymoron because you wouldn't normally put those two words together. An explosion is violent and loud so you wouldn't normally describe an explosion as calm. Hope this helps!
how about the Adams family show, or one of their movies...they are strange i guess.
An oxymoron is a phrase which doesn't really make sense! For example, 'exploded calmly'. That phrase is called an Oxymoron because you wouldn't normally put those two words together. An explosion is violent and loud so you wouldn't normally describe an explosion as calm. Hope this helps!
George Carlin referred to "military intelligence" as an oxymoron in one of his comedy performances.
what is an oxymoron for vaguely
what is the purpose of an oxymoron
There is no antonym to oxymoron
Names are only strange to those who are not familiar with them.
The Oxymoron was created in 2007.
Is dry water a oxymoron
The antonym of an oxymoron is a tautology. For example: "almost exactly" is an oxymoron. "Tiny little" is a tautology.
An oxymoron is a phrase that has words that counteract eachother. So working vacation is an oxymoron itself.