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couple:
1. A pair or combination of two. 2. Two people, most often a man and woman , closely associated, as an engaged or married couple or otherwise paired .
3. To unite in marriage .
4. To copulate . See copulation for synonyms.
Quote: Jules (Demi Moore) to Leslie (Ally Sheedy) in St. Elmo's Fire (1985): ' You were always the couple most likely to couple .'
See Also: couple-to-couple, couple friend, cpl, come together, coming together, newly-weds, synchronized love, three-dimensional romance, spoon fashion, playmates, janney, married but not churched, common-law marriage, cohabitation, ambibiosis, hit skins, couple, infertility, Jack and Jill, dip the wick, dog-knotted, doggies, dog-locked, double act, gavabos, arm-clutcher, arm-in-armer, bach night, bachelor night, bill-and-cooers, coithesis, actual intercourse rate, leaping over the sword, sensate focus exercises, palimony, surrogate mother, twosome, wet one's wick, wick,
Quotes Containing couple:
''You were always the couple most likely to couple .'' Jules (Demi Moore) to Leslie (Ally Sheedy) in St. Elmo''s Fire (1985)
Oscar (Walter Matthau) in The Odd Couple (1968): 'Takes two to make a rotten marriage .'
Oscar Ungar (Walter Matthau) in The Odd Couple (1968): ''Life goes on even for those of us who are divorced, broke and sloppy.''
Oscar Ungar (Walter Matthau) in The Odd Couple (1968): ''Life goes on even for those of us who are divorced, broke and sloppy.''
''You and that broad made a real cute couple .'' Lou (Todd Graff) to his con artist friend Eddie (Dana Carvey) in Opportunity Knocks (1990)
Verne (Clark Gable) promising Julie (Joan Crawford) to escape prison just to see her, in Strange Cargo (1940): ''Keep a light in the window and a couple more in your eyes .''
Eric Stratton (Tim Matheson) talking about his date?s breasts in National Lampoon?s Animal-House (1978): ''She''s got a couple of major league gavabos .''
Oscar (Walter Matthau) trying to convince Felix (Jack Lemon) that they should make-a-play-for the two good-looking women, Thelma and Holly, in The Odd Couple II (1998): ''The wick is almost out , Felix. All I want is for the candle to glow rather than curse the darkness.''
Adrienne Fromsett (Audrey Totter) and P.I. Philip Marlowe (Robert Montgomery) in Lady in the Lake (1940). - Adrienne:''I wonder how it would be to discuss this over a couple of ice cubes? Would you care to try?'' - Philip:''Imagine you needing ice cubes.''
Verne (Clark Gable) to Julie (Joan Crawford) promising her to escape prison that night just to see her, in Strange Cargo (1940):''Keep a light in the window and a couple more in your eyes .''
Det. MacArthur Stern (Gene Hackman) posing as Dr. Bolsef of the District of Columbia Health Department who wants to cite a couple for copulating without a condom in Loose Cannons (1990): ''I''m afraid I''ll hace to cite on under D .C. Statute 308 694 2-64.'' Regrettably, as it turns out , they''re all out of Indiscriminate Copulation Forms.
Nicole L''Oiselle (Claudette Colbert) toasting her reconciliation with her husband Michael Brandon (Gary Cooper) in Bluebeard''s Eight Wife (1938): - Nicole: ''Here''s to our agreement: no love-making, no quarrels.'' - Michael:''Just like an ordinary married couple .'' - Nicole:''I said no quarrels.''
''He said we made a good couple because I had no expectations and he had too many.'' Chloe (Meg Tilly) to Nick (William Hurt) in The Big Chill (1983)
Twelve year old Hutterian Brethren Ezechiel/Zeke (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) married to much older Havana/Betsy Iggets (Patricia Arquette) in Holy Matrimony (1994): - Zeke:''I don''t think our marriage is working. '' - Havana:''Then we have something in common with every married couple in America.''
''Look at this. You''re the only man in the world with clenched hair.'' Oscar Madison (Walter Matthau) to Felix Ungar (Jack Lemmon) in The Odd Couple (1968)
''Look at this. You''re the only man in the world with clenched hair.'' Oscar Madison (Walter Matthau) to Felix Ungar (Jack Lemmon) in The Odd Couple (1968)
Dante Hicks (Brian O?Halloran) in Clerks (1994): ''Yeah, I mean aside from the cheating , we were a great couple . I mean that''s what high school was about, algebra, bad lunch , and infidelity .''
''Me and my wife use to fight like a couple of wild cats with only a tree between us, but sooner or later, missy, you''ll find out that it doesn''t make a tinker''s damn who''s got the upper hand. A few years roll by and you kinda settle-down to being at ease with each other. Then life gets worth living.'' Capt. Jake Cutter (John Wayne) to Pilar Grayle (Ina Balin) in The Comancheros (1961)
Oscar (Walter Matthau) trying to convince Felix (Jack Lemon) that they should make-a-play-for the two good-looking women, Thelma and Holly, in The Odd Couple II (1998): ''The wick is almost out , Felix. All I want is for the candle to glow rather than curse the darkness.''
Felix Madison (Jack Lemmon) and Gwendolyn (Carole Shelley) in The Odd Couple (1968): - Felix: ''Divorce is a terrible thing .'' - Gwendolyn: ''Oh! It can be if you haven''t the right sollicitor.''
A 12-year old Hutterian, Ezechiel/Zeke (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) married to a much older Havana/Betsy Iggets (Patricia Arquette) in Holy Matrimony (1994): - Ezechiel: 'I don't think our marriage is working. ' - Havana: 'Then we have something in common with every married couple in America.'
Verne (Clark Gable) to Julie (Joan Crawford) promising to escape prison that night to see her, in Strange Cargo (1940): ''Keep a light in the window and a couple more in your eyes .''
Paula (Lana Turner) kissing with Jonny (Clark Gable) in Somewhere I''ll Find You (1942): - Paula Lane: ''You oughta have that patented.'' - Jonny Davis: ''I will, after I work out a few improvements.'' - Paula Lane: ''I could suggest a couple .'' - Jonny Davis: ''I''ll learn faster if you show me.?''
Judge (Ferdinand Gottschlak) and Rosie (Winnie Lightner) in Dancing Lady (1933): - The judge: ''Now, Miss Leroux, just what constitutes a strip-tease?'' - Rosette Henriette Larue: ''A good constitution and a couple of zippers.''
Judge (Ferdinand Gottschlak) and Rosie (Winnie Lightner) in Dancing Lady (1933): - The judge: ''Now, Miss Leroux, just what constitutes a strip-tease?'' - Rosette Henriette Larue: ''A good constitution and a couple of zippers.''
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