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A word or phrase where two words contradict each other. As in Jumbo Shrimp

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Answer: Oxymoron

An oxymoron is a type of rhetorical device where words that seem to contradict are put next to each other, but in the end, make sense. Another example is "open secret."
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Oxymoron is the answer!
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