"couple-three"

[Michael Richard]

I've used it "all my life" - lived in Illinois 1964-1971 as a kid.

In my experience at least 2, 4 is reasonable, 5 is pushing it.

On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, John Pendergast wrote:

> I’m not sure if this has been mentioned, or how dependable the source 
> is, but I was intrigued by the euphemism occurring on page 56, “a 
> couple-three.” A quick search reveals the following (example authors’, 
> not mine):
> 
> originating in southeast Michigan in the 1960's, the term means a 
> uncertain quantity, i.e. It may be two (but rarely is), it could be 
> three but is usually more, but is seldom as much as "quite a few".
> 
> /Example: I told her a couple three times to get down off the bar or put 
> her panties back on before they throw us out.
> /
> //
> 
> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=a%20couple%20three
> 
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