coupley en · ADJ
Etymology
From couple + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) Pertaining to or characteristic of romantic couples.
What makes everything more confusing: the fact that Patrick Mahomes’ controversial brother, Jackson Mahomes, has been posting coupley photos and videos of himself with Shyanne for the past year.
2026 April 13, Corinne Sullivan, “Are Shyanne and Jack Back Together After ‘Temptation Island’? Fans Are Suspicious”, in Cosmopolitan:For the single girl — that’s Lauren here — high dudgeon about disloyalty is one (annoying) way to keep more coupley friends on the hook.
2007 August 13, Virginia Heffernan, “It’s Lauren vs. Heidi in Battle of the Ex-BFFs”, in New York Times:It's also one of the most coupley of Abba's videos — they're actually interacting with each other instead of posing in geometric shots and gazing into existential abysses.
2004, Elisabeth Vincentelli, ABBA Gold, page 70:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more coupley | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| couply | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most coupley | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| couple-y | alternative | lexicographic |