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Couple - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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adj
Definition of COUPLE
: two; also: few used with a <a couple drinks>
Usage Discussion of COUPLE
The adjective use of a couple, without of, has been called nonstandard, but it is not. In both British and American English it is standard before a word (as more or less) indicating degree <a couple more examples of Middle English writing Charles Barber>. Its use before an ordinary plural noun is an Americanism, common in speech and in writing that is not meant to be formal or elevated <the first couple chapters are pretty good E. B. White (letter)> <still operated a couple wagons for hire Garrison Keillor>. It is most frequently used with periods of time <a couple weeks> and numbers <a couple hundred> <a couple dozen>.
Yes... "Couple" is generally regarded as TWO. Thanks for admitting you failed. Congrats!