Siamese twin

Meaning

Noun

  • A conjoined twin; one of two people physically joined together.
  • Either of a pair of words that occur together as an idiomatic expression or collocation, as in "hammer and sickle", "short and sweet", or "spick and span".

Origin

  • Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins from Siam (modern Thailand), were known as the "Siamese twins".

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