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throuple

or thru·ple

[ thruhp-uhl ]

noun

  1. three people who are engaged or married to one another, or involved as romantic partners:

    The throuple have been dating for the past two years and now live together in an intimate one-bedroom apartment.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of throuple1

First recorded in 1990–95; thr(ee) ( def ) + (c)ouple ( def )
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Example Sentences

No couple—or throuple, as the case may be—has that original duo’s chemistry.

From Time

I also saw a John Waters movie shown, which featured the Three Bears; largish gay men who lived as a “throuple.”

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