K is for “Known Secret” - Oxymorons from A to Z

K is for “Known Secret” - Oxymorons from A to Z

C’mon, you promised you wouldn’t tell.

Is there really any such thing as a secret? How often is a confidence shared, with the promise of privacy, and then almost immediately passed along?

Herein lies the known secret.

It’s like the proverbial elephant in the room – that big thing we’re not supposed to discuss. Everyone knows it, but no one says so. How could we? We’re sworn to secrecy.

Consider its close cousin, “Well-Known Secret.”

That’s an oxymoron for sure.

What’s an oxymoron?

Basically, an oxymoron is a phrase that seems contradictory or incongruous. Taken literally, the words do not make sense. Often, oxymorons find their way into popular usage, becoming cultural catchwords or frequently used idioms.

Many of these curious wordings strike us as delightfully amiss. Besides, what sort of whimsical word is “oxymoron”?

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 Les Petits Secrets

 1872

Vintage artwork – public domain

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