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coupley

coupley adjective: pertaining to or characteristic of romantic couples.

Adjective

coupley (comparative more coupley, superlative most coupley)

  1. (informal) Pertaining to or characteristic of romantic couples.
    • It's also one of the most coupley of Abba's videos — they're actually interacting with each other instead of posing in geometric shots and gazing into existential abysses.2004, Elisabeth Vincentelli, ABBA Gold, page 70
    • For the single girl — that’s Lauren here — high dudgeon about disloyalty is one (annoying) way to keep more coupley friends on the hook.2007 August 13, Virginia Heffernan, “It’s Lauren vs. Heidi in Battle of the Ex-BFFs”, in New York Times

Forms of coupley

comparativemore coupley
superlativemost coupley
alternative formcouple-y
alternative formcouply

Origin of coupley

From couple + -y.

Questions about coupley

What does coupley mean?
Coupley means pertaining to or characteristic of romantic couples.
What part of speech is coupley?
Coupley is an adjective.

Words near coupley in the dictionary

  1. couples up
  2. couplet
  3. coupleteer
  4. coupleteers
  5. couplets
  6. coupley
  7. couplezilla
  8. couplezillas
  9. coupling
  10. coupling pin
  11. coupling pins

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