joined at the hip
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
extremely close or inseparable
Literally: physically connected at the hip
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
‘ We are not joined at the hip,’ Cabochon said, and smiled bitterly.
' We're twin souls, joined at the cosmic hip. '
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “joined at the hip” mean?
extremely close or inseparable Literally: physically connected at the hip
Is “joined at the hip” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.