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The Oxymoron

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Jumbo shrimp, pretty ugly, and deafening silence are all phrases that contradict themselves. What are they called?
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Oxymorons

The answer to this riddle is Oxymorons. Difficulty: Medium · Solved by 18,107 puzzle lovers.

Self-contradicting word pairs.
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