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throuple

Syllables: throup·le/ˈθɹʌp.əl/

throuple noun: three individuals engaged in a romantic or sexual relationship.

Noun

throuple (plural throuples)

  1. Three individuals engaged in a romantic or sexual relationship.
    • The Air Force veteran fatally shot by police during last week’s US Capitol riot had been in a “throuple” with her husband and their live-in girlfriend, according to reports.2021 January 14, Tamar Lapin, “Ashli Babbitt, Air Force vet killed at Capitol, was in a ‘throuple’”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2022, retrieved 22 Jul 2021
    • Nearly a year ago, I began dating two friends — I’ll call them Rachel and Dave — who were already themselves in a relationship. We all had no experience with polyamory. The throuple ended fairly quickly, with no one being at fault; the other two continued to date but broke up not too long afterward.2023 April 21, Kwame Anthony Appiah, “Our Throuple Fell Apart. What Are the Rules of the Breakup?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2023

Examples of throuple in a sentence

  • “Honeybee, if you stare at that dividend check any harder, we're gonna officially be a throuple.” [chuckles] “I'm in.”2024 May 17, Thomas Reyes, “The Mighty Pucks Adventure” (0:35 from the start), in The Great North, season 4, episode 6, spoken by Wolf...
  • Throuples with only white people are so funny they're like hi this is my starter ethnostate we're all in love2026 June 15, @jacobsgalapedagos, Instagram:

Forms of throuple

pluralthrouples
alternative formthrupple
alternative formthruple

Origin of throuple

Blend of three + couple.

Words formed from throuple

Words that rhyme with throuple

Questions about throuple

What does throuple mean?
Throuple means three individuals engaged in a romantic or sexual relationship.
How do you use throuple in a sentence?
“Honeybee, if you stare at that dividend check any harder, we're gonna officially be a throuple.” [chuckles] “I'm in.”
What part of speech is throuple?
Throuple is a noun.
How do you pronounce throuple?
Throuple is pronounced /ˈθɹʌp.əl/.
What is the plural of throuple?
The plural of throuple is throuples.

Words near throuple in the dictionary

  1. throughstone
  2. throughstones
  3. throughstreet
  4. throughway
  5. throughways
  6. throuple
  7. throuples
  8. throupling
  9. throuplings
  10. throve
  11. throw

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