odd couple
noun
: two people with a special connection or relationship who are very different from each other
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Tom Ellis and Nick Gehlfuss are the odd couple leading CBS' new crime drama.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
The 1971 movie directed by Hal Ashby — a black comedy about an odd couple — includes scenes at San Francisco’s Sutro Baths, the Emeryville mud flats and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2026
Talk about the odd couple: a capitalist who made millions through an open and free market economy and a socialist who wants to take those millions away to distribute to people who did not earn them.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Don't laugh – this odd couple made it to the Paris Olympics as an exhibition match.
—Heather Abbott, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
The 1971 movie directed by Hal Ashby — a black comedy about an odd couple — includes scenes at San Francisco’s Sutro Baths, the Emeryville mud flats and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2026
Talk about the odd couple: a capitalist who made millions through an open and free market economy and a socialist who wants to take those millions away to distribute to people who did not earn them.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Don't laugh – this odd couple made it to the Paris Olympics as an exhibition match.
—Heather Abbott, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Odd couple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odd%20couple. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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