The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
oxymoron
(noun) conjoining contradictory terms (as in ādeafening silenceā)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oxymora
plural of oxymoron
Source: Wiktionary
Ox`y*mo"ron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition: A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; āa nauseating smellā; ānauseous offalā; āa sickening stenchā
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.