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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...
- 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...
-
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...
- 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...
- 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 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...
-
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 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...
- The
Death of Slim
Shady (
Coup de Grâce) is the
twelfth studio album by the
American rapper Eminem. It was
released through Shady Records,
Aftermath Entertainment...
- 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...
