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-That
's like someone going on
a Fun Run
+Linguistically known as an oxymoron.
+
+ Main Entry: ox·y·mo·ron
+ Pronunciation: "äk-si-
'mOr-"än, -'mor-
+ Function: noun
+ Inflected Form(
s): plural ox·y·mo·ra /-'mOr-&, -'mor-/
+ Etymology: Late Greek oxymOron, from neuter of oxymOros pointedly foolish, from Greek oxys sharp, keen + mOros foolish
+ Date: 1657
+ :
a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness, or fun run)
