| jumbo shrimp military intelligence war games clean dirt cynical teacher working vacation speed bump pygmy hippos incorrect facts original copy peacekeeper missile dramatic understatement nerve-racking game brutally empathetic blank message extensive briefing general details guest host vaguely familiar down elevator overactive imagination French trucker almost immediately carefully grab cost free Microsoft Works healthy tan peace force shared secret McDonald's fancy ketchup low priority designer jeans mutual differences silent alarm death benefits larger half good, clean fight rolling stop among the first even odds better than new vegan leather free with subscription |
| first annual almost completely health cookies suspended animation friendly fire soft rock clearly confused found missing appear invisible loose tights pretty ugly nearly always closely distant distantly close random order instant classic small crowd old news legally drunk big baby most all religious war civil war holy war real faux pearls tax return only choice plastic glasses veggie burger personal computer same difference culture-free test resident alien wireless cable business ethics a little overwhelmed short lecture vigilante justice easy payments no comment less is more open secret too garlicky (if you're Greek) |
| virtual reality party of one single party comic tragedy Sweet Tarts cruel kindness altogether disorganized loosely organized serial monogamy real imitation flavor act naturally natural preservative prompt medical care alone together bittersweet sweet sour sauce mild hot sauce exact estimate vaguely concerned passive aggressive unknown identity big little boy personal prerecorded message frozen hot chocolate True Lies work party Dodge Ram tight slacks head butt leisure suit taped live nondiscriminatory evaluation nondairy creamer sports sedan mercy killing lowest peak almost on time nearly punctual good grief the same difference alone together seriously funny one-way conversation |
| JUMBO shrimp |
| oxymoron: ak-si-'mo(e)r-,an \ n [LGk]: a combination of contradictory or incongruous words |
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