Confession. I don't understand a very common phrase even after googling...

[OverthinkingOlive]

Oxymoron. I don't get it? Please can somebody explain? I'm in a professional role and I own a house but for fuck sake I just don't get it.

A nice nightmare? Is that the kind of thing it means?

Icy fire is the example I always think of when I hear that word

My favourite example is a sentence I came across in a book: 'You made me look like a f*ing eunuch.'

Love this !!

my daughter likes..

pretty ugly

It's just two words that can't be together.

Another good one is 'climb down'

You can't climb down because the verb to climb means to go up!

Freezer fresh is always the one I think of.

Minor crisis
Only choice
Exact estimate
Ill health
Loyal opposition
Random order
Unbiased opinion
Original copy

They misused the word.

A comical paradox.

Were you lovingly cuddling a dog when you said you don’t like dogs? Or did you own 10 dogs when you said it? If not then I don’t think your friend used it correctly.

I always thought that it was taking the mick out of "military intelligence" implying that the intelligence they get to support missions in the military was not very helpful or good intelligence.

Not implying you can't be intelligent and in the military

This was what I wondered. Exactly how nasty is this person? They either made a mistake or were extremely insulting.

Biggest oxymoron of all time: Microsoft Works.

Right Honourable *Insert name of any MP in there who you don't think is honourable

A violent pacifist
A healthy cigarette
A nazi Rabbi
An educated Tommy Robinson supporter

Basically when something can't be two things at once as they contradict eachother.

These aren't oxymorons.

Because some people believe it's impossible not to like dogs.

The way the person used the phrase wasn't really an oxymoron.

TheNoodlesIncident
An oxymoron is a statement that contradicts itself, eg "a minor miracle", "pretty ugly", "jolly miserable". That sort of thing

The above are definitely not oxymorons

Something like the phrase 'she was quietly strident' is an oxymoron

“I don’t like dogs” isn’t an oxymoron so your friend obvs didn’t understand it either!

Saying something like “what a nice funeral” is an oxymoron 😂

Military intelligence

Lots of vague definitions.

@OverthinkingOlive for the person speaking to you, 'unlikeable dog' was oxymoron, because - for them dog = likeable.

Oops. Need to read the thread!

What are the steps you'd take to arrive at that conclusion?

Drop the first three letters and ask yourself if that describes your friend...

The point being made by 'deafening silence' is that the silence is 'speaking loudly', expressing a multitude - maybe even a cacophony - of unspoken thoughts.

No, Military Intelligence is a distinct branch/ department of the armed forces. The joke being that it is not fit for purpose.