odd couple
noun
: two people with a special connection or relationship who are very different from each other
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Michael Smith and Jonathan Hay were longtime collaborators and something of an odd couple.
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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
There is much to laugh at in this dance, the odd couple vibes hitting on all cylinders.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
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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
There is much to laugh at in this dance, the odd couple vibes hitting on all cylinders.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Odd couple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odd%20couple. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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