Siamese twin
noun
Meaning
- 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".
- One of two people who are extraordinarily close, or always found together.
Etymology / origin
Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins from Siam (modern Thailand), were known as the "Siamese twins".
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