diff --git a/boltons/iterutils.py b/boltons/iterutils.py
index 23b38a5..036eb5a 100644
--- a/boltons/iterutils.py
+++ b/boltons/iterutils.py
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ def chunked(src, size, count=None, **kw):
     else:
         return list(itertools.islice(chunk_iter, count))
 
-
 def chunked_iter(src, size, **kw):
     """Generates *size*-sized chunks from *src* iterable. Unless the
     optional *fill* keyword argument is provided, iterables not even
@@ -213,6 +212,15 @@ def chunked_iter(src, size, **kw):
         yield postprocess(cur_chunk)
     return
 
+def pairwise(src, count=None, **kw):
+    """Shortcut for calling chunked with size set to 2
+    """
+    return chunked(src, 2, count, **kw)
+
+def pairwise_iter(src, **kw):
+    """Shortcut for calling chunked_iter with size set to 2
+    """
+    return chunked_iter(src, 2, **kw)
 
 def windowed(src, size):
     """Returns tuples with exactly length *size*. If the iterable is
diff --git a/docs/iterutils.rst b/docs/iterutils.rst
index ef90a4a..bdd206f 100644
--- a/docs/iterutils.rst
+++ b/docs/iterutils.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ from the standard library.
 .. autofunction:: split_iter
 .. autofunction:: chunked
 .. autofunction:: chunked_iter
+.. autofunction:: pairwise
+.. autofunction:: pairwise_iter
 .. autofunction:: windowed
 .. autofunction:: windowed_iter