Oxymoron

A figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”[1]

Examples of military oxymorons are:

• Army Intelligence

• Cookhouse Food

• Intelligence Officer

• '58 pattern Large Pack

• Fun Run

• JPA Helpline

• RAF Supplier

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