Couple means 2 or more than 2?

**papill0n** · 07-16-2010, 11:34 PM

**the Shemp** · 07-16-2010, 11:42 PM

a couple is generally a pair, ie TWO
however a couple of days, or a couple of minutes can mean a small amount, not always TWO

**Calico Jack** · 07-16-2010, 11:46 PM

I have always used: a couple = 2. Hence, 'The make a nice couple'.
A few is three, sometimes four.
I guess it depends where you're from.

**Ninja Scripts** · 07-16-2010, 11:47 PM

Couple is 2, few is 3, handful is 4 or 6 and several is 5 or 9.

**LongBG** · 07-16-2010, 11:52 PM

Couple is always two..

**Fuseblown** · 07-17-2010, 12:32 AM

How many is a 'fuckload'?

**fatfoo** · 07-17-2010, 05:41 AM

A "couple" means "two", usually.

**CaptainHowdy** · 07-17-2010, 05:43 AM

Originally posted by papill0n

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**brentbacardi** · 07-17-2010, 06:52 AM

Where I used to live everyone said 'hot'

like a 'hot second' is like 15 minutes or so
and a 'hot minute' is like 1-3 hours

but yeah, couple is 2, a few would be a much better word for more than two

**Chosen** · 07-17-2010, 07:05 AM

Couple means 2 minutes...

**seeandsee** · 07-17-2010, 07:08 AM

Just a sec (1-30seconds)

Wait a minute (31-120 seconds)

Couple minutes (121 -240 sec)

Wait a 5 minutes (241-360sec)

**Yngwie** · 07-17-2010, 07:27 AM

Originally posted by Fuseblown

How many is a 'fuckload'?

take a couple, multiply by a few, multiply total by 1 000 000 an you have a fuckload

**Amputate Your Head** · 07-17-2010, 08:32 AM

In Hawaii we just say, "Try wait."

**Why** · 07-17-2010, 11:08 AM

I remember always telling people id be ther "in six to nine" minutes.

Ahh, highschool!

**CDSmith** · 07-17-2010, 01:44 PM

What about in Mexico? When a Mexican says "Five minutes, senor" it invariably always means 20, not 5. :D Mexican time.

When speaking of a couple, like a married couple, it always means 2. When saying "A couple of minutes" it generally means 2 but if it runs into 3 or 4 most people accept that as "a couple of minutes" too. When some people say it'll be a couple of minutes they expect a window of up to 10. So I think the meaning is pretty flexible.

Saying "a few" gives you a bit more leeway, but if you say a few and then it only takes 2 minutes is anyone really going to argue about it? Seriously, banker dude says to you "I'll be back in a couple of minutes with your bank draft payment of $750,000 sir" and he takes 3 minutes to get back to you with your inheritance are you going to then stand there quibbling with the guy because he took an extra minute or are you going to get on with your life and shut the hell up about what "a couple" means?

I know what I'd do.

**Quagmire** · 07-17-2010, 02:22 PM

A small indefinite number. It means approximately two.

Couple means 2 or more than 2?

Couple means 2 or more than 2?

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