Oxymoron是将几个相矛盾的字放在一起组成的词汇，中文解释为修辞中的矛盾修饰法。
中文中最oxymoronic的莫过于江泽民的“三个代表”了：共产资本家 。还有“祖国60岁生日”也是蛮自我讽刺的。
网上搜来的（http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/oxymoron.html）。
第一第十一和第四十八最好玩。
Top 53 Oxymorons:
| 。。。 | 44. Good grief | 33. Business ethics | 22. Christian Scientists | 11. Political science |
| 。。。 | 43. Same difference | 32. Soft rock | 21. Passive aggression | 10. Tight slacks |
| 53. Seriously Joking | 42. Almost exactly | 31. Butt Head | 20. Taped live | 9. Definite maybe |
| 52. Honest Lawyer | 41. Government organization | 30. Military Intelligence | 19. Clearly misunderstood | 8. Pretty ugly |
| 51. Jumbo Shrimp | 40. Sanitary landfill | 29. Software documentation | 18. Peace force | 7. Twelve-ounce pound cake |
| 50. Act naturally | 39. Alone together | 28. New York culture | 17. Extinct Life | 6. Diet ice cream |
| 49. Found missing | 38. Legally drunk | 27. New classic | 16. Temporary tax increase | 5. Rap music |
| 48. Resident alien | 37. Silent scream | 26. Sweet sorrow | 15. Computer jock | 4. Working vacation |
| 47. Advanced BASIC | 36. British fashion | 25. Childproof | 14. Plastic glasses | 3. Exact estimate |
| 46. Genuine imitation | 35. Living dead | 24. "Now, then ..." | 13. Terribly pleased | 2. Religious tolerance |
| 45. Airline Food | 34. Small crowd | 23. Synthetic natural gas | 12. Computer security | 1. Microsoft Works |
