couplyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkʌpl̩i/,

/ˈkʌp(ə)li/, U.S.

/ˈkəp(ə)li/

Forms: 1900s– couple-y, 1900s– coupley, 1900s– couply.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: couple n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < couple n. + -y suffix¹.

colloquial (sometimes mildly depreciative).

1. Suitable for a couple in a romantic or sexual relationship; (also) dominated by couples.

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1989 Guardian 21 June 24/4 Clare balls may have a reputation for being sweet and couply,..but..the First and Third Trinity Boat Club May Ball..[is] lavishly conceived.

1991 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 16 June Some senior mixers aren't as ‘couply’ as this one, said Merola, who has been to a lot of them.

2006 Union Leader (Manchester, New Hampsh.) (Nexis) 18 July a1 We checked out Cotton's, too, but it was too coupley—too quiet.

2. Characteristic of a couple in a romantic or sexual relationship; esp. mutually attentive and affectionate, occasionally in a way which excludes or alienates others.

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1989 USA Today (Nexis) 17 Aug. d1 Sour critics call their style cloyingly cute... But when they're recording together, they cut most of the couple-y stuff... ‘We're working with other people. You don't want to shut them out.’

1995 C. Troup Why do we fall in Love? 102 Doing things together, going places together, being ‘couply’; they are content to let their identity as individuals recede for a time.

2000 F. Walker in J. Adams et al. Girls' Night In 39 Ruby ‘Red’ Richmond had been supposedly in lurve with cult actor Slim Tim Gorman for several weeks and pictures of them looking sickeningly couply were splashed all over the tabloids.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	couply
释义	couplyadj. Brit. /ˈkʌpl̩i/, /ˈkʌp(ə)li/, U.S. /ˈkəp(ə)li/ Forms: 1900s– couple-y, 1900s– coupley, 1900s– couply. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: couple n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < couple n. + -y suffix¹. colloquial (sometimes mildly depreciative). 1. Suitable for a couple in a romantic or sexual relationship; (also) dominated by couples. ΚΠ 1989 Guardian 21 June 24/4 Clare balls may have a reputation for being sweet and couply,..but..the First and Third Trinity Boat Club May Ball..[is] lavishly conceived. 1991 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 16 June Some senior mixers aren't as ‘couply’ as this one, said Merola, who has been to a lot of them. 2006 Union Leader (Manchester, New Hampsh.) (Nexis) 18 July a1 We checked out Cotton's, too, but it was too coupley—too quiet. 2. Characteristic of a couple in a romantic or sexual relationship; esp. mutually attentive and affectionate, occasionally in a way which excludes or alienates others. ΚΠ 1989 USA Today (Nexis) 17 Aug. d1 Sour critics call their style cloyingly cute... But when they're recording together, they cut most of the couple-y stuff... ‘We're working with other people. You don't want to shut them out.’ 1995 C. Troup Why do we fall in Love? 102 Doing things together, going places together, being ‘couply’; they are content to let their identity as individuals recede for a time. 2000 F. Walker in J. Adams et al. Girls' Night In 39 Ruby ‘Red’ Richmond had been supposedly in lurve with cult actor Slim Tim Gorman for several weeks and pictures of them looking sickeningly couply were splashed all over the tabloids. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1989
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