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Definition of Coup

Coup
Coup Coup (k[=oo]), n. 1. A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal at rouge et noir. [Cant] 2. Among some tribes of North American Indians, the act of striking or touching an enemy in warfare with the hand or at close quarters, as with a short stick, in such a manner as by custom to entitle the doer to count the deed an act of bravery; hence, any of various other deeds recognized by custom as acts of bravery or honor. While the coup was primarily, and usually, a blow with something held in the hand, other acts in warfare which involved great danger to him who performed them were also reckoned coups by some tribes. --G. B. Grinnell. Among the Blackfeet the capture of a shield, bow, gun, war bonnet, war shirt, or medicine pipe was deemed a coup. --G. B. Grinnell.
Coup
Coup Coup v. i. To make a coup. Woe to the Sioux if the Northern Cheyennes get a chance to coup ! --F. Remington.

Meaning of Coup from wikipedia

- A coup d'état (/ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː/ ; French: [ku deta] ; lit. 'stroke of state'), or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization...
- Coup! is a 2023 American dark comedy film written and directed by Austin Stark and Joseph Schuman. It stars Peter Sarsgaard, Billy Magnussen, Sarah Gadon...
- The Coup is an American hip hop band from Oakland, California. Their music is an amalgamation of influences, including funk, punk, hip hop, and soul. Frontman...
- This is a list of coups d'état and coup attempts by country, listed in chronological order. A coup is an attempt to illegally overthrow a country's government...
- A coup d'état, often abbreviated to coup, is the overthrow of a lawful government through illegal means. If force or violence are not involved, such an...
- A self-coup, also called an autocoup (from Spanish autogolpe) or coup from the top, is a form of coup d'état in which a political leader, having come to...
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat is a 2024 do****entary film directed by Johan Grimonprez about the Cold War episode that led American musicians Abbey Lincoln...
- A soft coup, sometimes referred to as a silent coup, is an illegal overthrow of a government. Unlike a classical coup d'état, it is achieved without the...
- Look up Coup or coup in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Coup is typically used as the short form of the phrase coup d'état, a sudden overthrow of a government...
- Look up count coup in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Among the Plains Indians of North America, counting coup (/kuː/) (“coup“ is french for “blow” or...