Oxymorons

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

 

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July 19th, 2011 | Category: Brain Riddle, Real Life, Word Riddles |  Email This Riddle

9 guesses to Oxymorons

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• Paul

  July 20, 2011 at 10:59 AM

  Quiet riot or passive aggressive
  Exact estimate
  Virtual reality
  Jumbo shrimp
  Serious joke

• Dude

  July 20, 2011 at 12:10 PM

  1. Quiet riot or passive aggressive – INCORRECT
  2. Exact estimate – INCORRECT
  3. Virtual reality – INCORRECT
  4. Jumbo shrimp – CORRECT
  5. Serious joke – INCORRECT (but close).

  One down, four to go. Keep trying.

• Riddl

  November 1, 2012 at 4:11 AM

  1) passive resistance?

• Dude

  November 1, 2012 at 10:16 AM

  Nope, keep trying.

• Riddl

  November 2, 2012 at 2:40 AM

  5) Seriously funny

• Riddl

  November 2, 2012 at 2:43 AM

  2) accurate estimate

• Riddl

  November 2, 2012 at 2:54 AM

  3) falsely true

• Riddl

  November 2, 2012 at 3:01 AM

  2) definite maybe

• Dude

  November 3, 2012 at 10:10 PM

  Great job Riddl, still a few go to.

  1. Quiet riot or passive aggressive – STILL UNANSWERED
  2. Exact estimate – DEFINITE MAYBE IS CORRECT
  3. Virtual reality – STILL UNANSWERED
  4. Jumbo shrimp – CORRECT
  5. Serious joke – SERIOUSLY FUNNY IS CORRECT