Oxymoron

An oxymoron is a word, or two-word phrase that combines opposite meanings. The easiest to think of is 'bittersweet'. Here's an unordered list of them to add to your conversation; it will numb the deafening silence.

• Army Intelligence
• Civil Servant
• Easy Payments
• Working Lunch
• Corporate Hospitality
• Amicable Divorce
• Business Trip
• Friendly Fire
• Operator Service
• Guest Host
• Metal Woods
• Executive Decision
• Mercy Killing
• Business Ethics
• Microsoft Works
• Virtual Reality
• Jumbo Shrimp
• Committee Decision
• Same Difference
• Free Trade
• Student Teacher
• Airline Food
• Floppy Disk
• Civil Disobedience
• Working Holiday
• Crash Landing
• Educated Guess
• Martial Law
• Paid Volunteer

Example sentence: I was a paid volunteer as a student teacher while the staff were on a business trip. I had to make an educated guess on army intelligence during my working lunch, which led to a committee decision and an inevitable crash landing in finances.

It's clearly subtle - one would subconsciously think I'm just making up facts.

Three more oxymorons right there. Boom.