coupla
English
Etymology
From couple of.
Noun
coupla
- (singular only, slang, used attributively only, always preceded by a) Two.
- There's a coupla guys here to see you.
- (singular only, slang, used attributively only) A few; a small number.
- I've been to New York a coupla times.
- 1951, J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Little, Brown and Company, OCLC 287628, page 54:
- “ […] Did you make her be late signing in?” […] “Coupla minutes,” he said.
Synonyms
- couple
Anagrams
- copula, cupola, pocula
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: couplas, couplât
Verb
coupla
- third-person singular past historic of coupler