4 ms·i'm from the western united states and have always understood "a couple of ___" to be more than 2.by meowtimemania 3y agoi'm from the western united states and have always understood "a couple of ___" to be more than 2.TylerE 3y agoIf you want a casual way of saying exactly 2, "pair" rather than "couple". A pair, even in the most casual sense, is really really exactly 2.kzrdude 3y agoExcept with trousers, then a pair is exactly one thing. :)deleted 3y ago[deleted]