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gruesome twosome

gruesome twosome noun: a pair of people who go together, such as two friends, siblings, a married couple, etc., especially if they are mischievous, cause trouble, do not get along well, or have an unpleasant appearance.

Noun

gruesome twosome (plural gruesome twosomes)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic) A pair of people who go together, such as two friends, siblings, a married couple, etc., especially if they are mischievous, cause trouble, do not get along well, or have an unpleasant appearance.
    • But Carr Hartley’s most remarkable possessions are his two white rhinos, Mitzi and Gus. […] The differences between black and white rhinos are marked, and it has often been pointed out that the name ‘white’ does not come from the skin colour. […] However, Carr’s gruesome twosome are strangely light...1912, Alastair Scobie, Adventurer's Paradise
    • Lederer and Jackson use a similar system of labels to discriminate the happiest ("the heavenly twins") from the unhappiest marriages ("the gruesome twosome" ) .1975, Heather L. Ross, Isabel V. Sawhill, Anita R. MacIntosh, Time of Transition: The Growth of Families Headed by Women, page 39

Examples of gruesome twosome in a sentence

  • All he could think about was the gruesome twosome in the back of the room, and why is he in my dreams.2012, Troy Onder, Town Secrets, page 19:
  • At that moment there was a gurgling sound and the gruesome twosome passed through the machine.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “Pink Furry Slippers”, in Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books...
  • Mbappé and Neymar were a gruesome twosome for any defence to come up against.2023, Lars Sivertsen, Haaland:

Forms of gruesome twosome

pluralgruesome twosomes

Questions about gruesome twosome

What does gruesome twosome mean?
Gruesome twosome means a pair of people who go together, such as two friends, siblings, a married couple, etc., especially if they are mischievous, cause trouble, do not get along well, or have an unpleasant appearance.
How do you use gruesome twosome in a sentence?
All he could think about was the gruesome twosome in the back of the room, and why is he in my dreams.
What part of speech is gruesome twosome?
Gruesome twosome is a noun.
What is the plural of gruesome twosome?
The plural of gruesome twosome is gruesome twosomes.

Words near gruesome twosome in the dictionary

  1. Gruenspan
  2. Gruenwald
  3. Gruenwalds
  4. grues
  5. gruesome
  6. gruesome twosome
  7. gruesome twosomes
  8. gruesomely
  9. gruesomeness
  10. gruesomenesses
  11. gruesomer

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