other half
noun
1
: 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.
2
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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Naturally, there are cameras rolling so that the participants can have the chance to check up on what (or who) their other half is doing.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Aduba’s fictional work husband, met his real other half, Jae Suh Park, at a charity event in 2007.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
From then on, everyone wanders around yearning for their other half.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
The knowledge that his other half had a wife and kids awakened a part of Dylan’s Innie that had been buried under a pile of perks.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Aduba’s fictional work husband, met his real other half, Jae Suh Park, at a charity event in 2007.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
From then on, everyone wanders around yearning for their other half.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
The knowledge that his other half had a wife and kids awakened a part of Dylan’s Innie that had been buried under a pile of perks.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for other half
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“Other half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20half. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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