<prompt> Na polelo e latelang ke oxymoron?motlae o tebileng  <response>: Instruction in English: Is the following statement an oxymoron? . Response in English: Yes, the phrase a serious joke is an oxymoron. An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear together. Serious and joke have opposite meanings, with serious suggesting earnestness or importance while a joke is typically understood as something amusing or lighthearted. Thus, combining the two words in one phrase creates an apparent contradiction. . Response in Sesotho: E, poleloana joke e tebileng ke oxymoron. Oxymoron ke mokhabo-puo oo ho oona mantsoe a hanyetsanang a hlahang hammoho. Serious le joke li na le meelelo e fapaneng, me masisi e fana ka maikutlo a ho tiea kapa bohlokoa ha joke e utloisisoa e le ntho e qabolang kapa e bobebe. Ka hona, ho kopanya mantsoe ana a mabeli polelong e le ngoe ho hlahisa khohlano e bonahalang. 