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What's the word I'm looking for?

Thread starter MonaLeigh
Start date Jul 5, 2009

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MonaLeigh

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#1

If I have a character named Tiny who is not tiny at all, what is that called? I know it's not an oxy-moron, but I'm at a loss.

alleycat

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#2

antiphrasis?

MonaLeigh

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#3

Perfect, thank you! I would have never known that one

Shadow_Ferret

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#4

Ironic? Rhetorical?

I'm fairly adverse to using a word that sends the reader to the dictionary (and me.

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