odd couple

noun

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

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Together, those two individuals form an odd couple, but this relation might finally lead Nero to find his purpose…. Kevin Giraud, Variety, 13 June 2025 Michael Smith and Jonathan Hay were longtime collaborators and something of an odd couple. Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025 Fatima and Ji-Na are something of an odd couple, the former’s panther-like litheness and circumspection contrasting with the latter’s more direct, puppyish energy. Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025 Together with an ever-expanding group of supporters, this odd couple began holding annual congresses to build momentum for the Zionist movement among global Jewry. Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for odd couple

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“Odd couple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odd%20couple. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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