COUPLE
NOUNS
► AC/DC a couple → 2002 UK homosexual sl.
► DARBY AND JOAN a jocose name for an attached husband and wife who are ‘all in all to each other’, esp. in advanced years and in humble life → 1773
► DINK either partner of a usually professional working couple who have no children, characterized affluent consumers with few domestic demands on their time and money → 1987 sl., orig. N. Amer.
► DINKIE ► DINKY either partner of a usually professional working couple who have no children, characterized affluent consumers with few domestic demands on their time and money → 1986 sl., orig. N. Amer.
► GEMINI a couple, a pair → 1598 obs.
► GRUESOME TWOSOME a couple in a steady relationship → 1940s African-American sl.
► LAG a couple, a pair → 1902 Eng. dial.
► OINK either partner of a couple with no children, living on a single (usually large) salary (One Income No Kids) → 1987 jocular usage
► SHACK JOB a couple or the state of being a couple → 1950s sl.
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