a couple of

1. 1.

   more than one but indefinitely small in number

   “a few roses”

   “a couple of roses”

   Synonymsa few

   Similarfew

Questions about a couple of

What does a couple of mean?

a couple of means "more than one but indefinitely small in number".

What is another word for a couple of?

Close synonyms include a few. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is a couple of a common word?

a couple of is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.