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coupling

coupling

3 4.6
A romantic pairing of two characters in a story
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌplɪŋ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : pareja
  • But unlike other political scandals of the past, this one has spawned an unusual coupling.
  • create couplings

Like you want to help it get smarter and smarter and smarter because there's some kind of coupling between our lives together being better.

Examples

  • Many viewers were surprised by the sudden coupling of the two rivals, which added an exciting twist to the storyline.

  • Team B might have my favorite coupling song out of the three teams.

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  • Their video is probably my favorite of all the coupling songs.

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  • We were two people who were a very good coupling.

  • That did not sound like the ecstatic coupling of young lovers to me.

  • A lot of 1D fans like to fantasize that Harry and Louis Tomlinson are secretly dating, a coupling that has been dubbed "Larry Stylinson."

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  • In the latest episode, fans celebrated the unexpected coupling of two beloved characters, creating a buzz on social media.

  • The show's writer revealed that the romantic coupling between the lead characters was inspired by real-life relationships.

Synonyms

relationship
vscoupling
1.8

A close emotional or romantic connection between two people

is used for fictional or fan discussed romantic links in stories
romance
vscoupling
395 2.3

A close relationship between two people who love each other

focuses on fictional or fan discussed relation rather than real love
twosome
vscoupling
10 3.2

Two people who do things together, like walking or dancing

is applied to romantic or story focused pairs often discussed by fans
pairing
vscoupling
  • Specialized
1 3.5

Bringing a male and a female together so they can have young

is about romantic or narrative matches between characters not biological mating

Antonyms

107 3.4

The end of a relationship, often between romantic partners or groups

1 7.8

The act of separating something from a group or connection

How Romantic

marriage
1.0
relationship
1.8
coupling
  • Jargon
3 4.6
dating
357 1.6
pairing
10 3.1

Surface Forms

coupling singular
couplings plural

Morphology

coupling = couple (semi-transparent) = couple + ing

Formally a deverbal nominalization, but the extension to narrative/romantic pairing is figurative and may not be fully predictable for learners.

Etymology

Coupling comes from the Latin word copula meaning 'a link' and is the same idea behind the word couple, two people joined together. So in stories or fan talk a coupling means a pairing of characters into a romantic or narrative relationship.