other half

noun

: a group of people who are not like someone because they are either very rich or very poor

—used in the phrase how the other half lives

They won a million dollars and, for a few years, got to see how the other half lives.

chiefly British, old-fashioned + humorous : a person's wife or husband

I don't believe we have anything planned for that night, but let me check with my other half.

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This tragically poignant tale of this kid losing his other half. —

Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2025 Young-hee the doll is standing across from her boyfriend, Chul-soo (her other half in the elementary school textbooks that Koreans likely recognize her from). —

Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024 Travis Kelce’s very famous other half set a record for a global music tour. —

Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2024 Ballerini's other half, Chase Stokes, attended the event alongside her dressed as Sandy's love interest in the film, Danny Zuko. —

Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for other half