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Romeo and Juliet couple en · NOUN

Etymology

After the eponymous characters in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

Meanings

1. A couple who have married without their parents' consent.
2. By analogy with the two Shakespearean characters, a couple consisting of one member from each of two opposing families, parties, or countries.
   • There are, for example, the Romeo and Juliet couples, who come from warring or enemy nations and escape to a neutral third country […] 1988, Dugan Romano, Intercultural marriage: promises and pitfalls:
   • The incidence there was especially high among Indian and Pakistani teens, Romeo-and-Juliet couples. 1997, Lucia Nevai, Normal: stories:

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Montague · Capulet party · Montague party · Capulet

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