odd couple

noun

: two people with a special connection or relationship who are very different from each other

Examples of odd couple in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Astronomers have traced a mysterious radio signal back to a cosmic odd couple comprised of a dead star, a white dwarf, and its stellar companion, a sun-like star. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Nov. 2026

The odd couple embarks on a journey along the canals of the magical Irish Midlands – at the pace of 2 miles an hour. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026

Mickey and Manny end up being the odd couple at the center of both hours. — Megan Vick, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026

For the site of their hard launch, the odd couple chose Perfecting Church, a Black church in Detroit, evidently seeking to exploit the aura of social justice implicit in the Black faith tradition. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for odd couple

• supple
• decouple
• uncouple
• thermocouple