Two pairs together
A foursome is a group of four people doing something together.
The word appears most often in golf, where four players make up a standard group: We had a foursome for Saturday's round.
In sexual contexts, a foursome is group sex involving four participants.
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Two pairs together
A foursome is a group of four people doing something together.
The word appears most often in golf, where four players make up a standard group: We had a foursome for Saturday's round.
In sexual contexts, a foursome is group sex involving four participants.
1. numbered — quartet, Ensemble of four; quadruple (Multiplied by four); tetrad (Group of four units); quad (Enclosed campus lawn); quarter · quadruplet · duo · trio · pair · couple · twosome · single · double · triple
numerical quantityfoursome ≠ solo Performance by one; individual · single · singleton · one · solitary
group vs. individualfoursome ≠ individual One separate human being; solo · single · loner · singleton · lone wolf
golf groups: twosome, threesome, single, pairing, flight; groups: team, teams, group, club, clubs; golf: golf, golf club, golf clubs, golf ball, golf balls; collectives: pair, duo, trio, quartet, quintet; golf tournament: trophy, title, winner, professional player, finals; number words: pair, duo, trio, quartet, quintet
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Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/foursome