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Green’s Dictionary of Slang

couple of... phr.

In phrases

couple of bottles short of a six-pack

see under ...short of... adj.

couple of chips short of a fish dinner

see under ...short of... adj.

couple of ducks

(bingo) the number 22.

1984

Partridge DSUE (8th edn) 259/2: late 1950s.

couple of shakes

see two shakes under shake n.¹

couple of tinnies short of a slab

see under ...short of... adj.