Oxymoron game

[Catie]

Oxymoron = a figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas or terms are combined.

We can try pairing words that by meaning and experience don't go together. Examples deafening silence. Alone together. Strong porcelain.

Solve then add a new word.


Clean ______

[cookie]

dirt ??? (i have no clue what i'm doing, lol)

dry____

[Overcome]

Dry mopping

raw

[Catie]

Cookie, sure! Clean dirt works. (This is not something I'm used to thinking about either. I'm trying to think of a few more possible ones, in case this still feels hard. Maybe...Clean garbage dump. Clean pigpen. Clean manure pile. Clean mud puddle.)

Raw burnt toast

Hot

[cookie]

Hot potato

slam

[Catie]

Slam ballet

Silent

[cookie]

Silent Night

school

[Starship]

School dummy

Friendly ______

[cookie]

fire

water

[Catie]

Since this is hard (for me too) before playing I'll go ahead and leave a few more examples of oxymorons. Cruel kindness. Silent scream. Hopeless optimist. Bright shadow.


Dry water

Cool. _______

[cookie]

cool heat (like icy hot?)

upside______

[Catie]

Upside waterfall

Since this turns out to be harder and more disjointed than expected, maybe a better way forward is for each player to just make up or find any oxymoron?

The one that came into my head is...

Cautious adventure

[cookie]

lol, my brain just wont. somebody give it a try.

[Catie]

Mild hurricane

[Starship]

Active waiting