Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

couple three

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables: cou-ple three
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

det

Two or three or a similarly small number of.

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"So he brought in a full quart of whiskey, poured part of it out, left a couple, three inches left in the bottle."
"I figure we might make it to the bed--if you're set on being traditional--in a couple, three hours."
"One day not met, yet, nor even on that street alone has been sighted, then a couple three days later after the fullness of fades, they go."
"Then why don't you let me take the paper over for a couple-three days and ask Avis to finish the job?"
"General Chalmers is camped a couple-three miles in back of us."
"Cops picked her up at the Greyhound station a couple-three winters ago, shivering, hungry, dirty as a gutter rat."

Etymology

couple + three

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Synonyms

a couple two three

Rhymes With

d t b c e a&e p v g 0-g r. o. c. western sea

Questions

What does couple three mean?: Two or three or a similarly small number of.
Where does couple three come from?: couple + three

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