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Oxy the Moron! Part IV
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Difficulty: (2.32)
Puzzle ID: #30330
Submitted By: Swordoffury1392 Corrected By: brainster
Submitted By: Swordoffury1392 Corrected By: brainster
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Oxy has returned to the building! *crowd applauds*
Task (once again):
Can you figure out which well known oxymorons these words are?
Ex) Initial facsimile = original copy
1) Urbane defiance
2) Specific possibility
3) Bogus truth
4) Big tiny
5) Gravely comical
Task (once again):
Can you figure out which well known oxymorons these words are?
Ex) Initial facsimile = original copy
1) Urbane defiance
2) Specific possibility
3) Bogus truth
4) Big tiny
5) Gravely comical
Answer
1) Civil Disobedience2) Definite maybe
3) False fact
4) Jumbo shrimp
5) Seriously funny
Oxy has left the building (at least for now...)
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GR8 teasters - These are my favorite for sure.
I LOVE oxymorons, so this teaser was right up my alley
May 07, 2006
That was funny...lol.
Neat...but while "Civil Disobedience" is definitely a common term, and could, at a stretch, be interpreted as an oxymoron, I'm not convined you could call it a "well known oxymoron", as its normal usage is not contradictory.
I got this one, but I really liked it!
These are one of my favorites!! Keep 'em coming!
Great! I really like these sorts.
Nice teaser. Had to really think about them, but eventually got them all. Thanks for posting.
What's an oxymoron?
#4 isn't quite in the same patterns as all the others. Shrimp is actually slang for tiny, but if you said something like "Big seafood" or something, it would make sense. o_o
Not my bag.Missed two of them.
I'm not familiar with "false fact" but still fun.
"What's an oxymoron?"
One who sells cleaning products in an informercial! (e.g. Billy Mays)
One who sells cleaning products in an informercial! (e.g. Billy Mays)
Very good . Not too easy, but not too hard. Love oxymorons. I was thinking "civil war", but your answer is just as good.
An oxymoron is a phrase that has 2 opposite words Like Jumbo Shrimp. Jumbo means big, shrimp means little.
An oxymoron is a phrase that has 2 opposite words Like Jumbo Shrimp. Jumbo means big, shrimp means little.
Not my bag either! I didn't get any of them. Close on a couple. Sleep deprivation not good. Caffeine please?
Thanks for posting Good One!!!!!!!
Thanks for posting Good One!!!!!!!
those were fun!
That was a hoot. Loved it. Nice job and thanks for the great teaser.
Monday~
Monday~
That was badly good..
It was hard, but after I learned what an oxymoron was, it made perfect sense.
I loved this one Only got 2 of them right Which made it all the more fun when I read the answers Like to try another one
False reality fits better than fase fact, and it is more common.
"That was badly good.."
Don't you mean awfully good? xD
Don't you mean awfully good? xD
Way too hard for me. looking at the answers was the fun part. Thanks for posting.
I like "true fact" better than "false fact." Turn red in the face when I hear that one. Good job.
Yeah I have never heard of a "false fact." Good teaser though!
Mad at myself for missing civil disobedience I should have racked my brain more Thoreau-ly
People who complain about 'false fact" are doing it why? Aren't oxymorons supposed to be just opposites? These are, so what do you mean you never heard of it.? They are opposites. period!! Strange people
Pretty good. I went with morbidly funny for the last one. I think it works.
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