After theeponymous characters inShakespeare's playRomeo and Juliet.

Romeo and Julietcouple (pluralRomeo and Juliet couples)

1. A couple who have married without their parents' consent.
2. By analogy with the two Shakespearean characters, a couple consisting of one member from each of two opposing families, parties, or countries.
   • 1988, Dugan Romano,Intercultural marriage: promises and pitfalls:

     There are, for example, theRomeo and Juliet couples, who come from warring or enemy nations and escape to a neutral third country[…]

   • 1997, Lucia Nevai,Normal: stories:

     The incidence there was especially high among Indian and Pakistani teens,Romeo-and-Juliet couples.

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