coup
(noun) a brilliant and notable success
Source: WordNet® 3.1
coup (plural coups)
A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
Synonym: triumph
(US, historical, of Native Americans) A blow against an enemy delivered in a way that shows bravery.
A coup d'état.
Synonym: putsch
(by extension) A takeover of one group by another.
A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal in rouge et noir.
(bridge) One of various named strategies employed by the declarer to win more tricks, such as the Bath coup.
coup (third-person singular simple present coups, present participle couping, simple past and past participle couped)
(intransitive) To make a coup.
• Cupo
Source: Wiktionary
Coup (k), n. Etym: [F., fr.L. colaphus a cuff, Gr.
Definition: A sudden stroke; an unexpected device or stratagem; -- a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force. Coup de grace (ke gr Etym: [F.], the stroke of mercy with which an executioner ends by death the sufferings of the condemned; hence, a decisive, finishing stroke.
– Coup de main (ke m Etym: [F.] (Mil.), a sudden and unexpected movement or attack.
– Coup de soleil (k Etym: [F.] (Med.), a sunstroke. See Sunstroke.
РCoup d'̩tat (k Etym: [F.] (Politics), a sudden, decisive exercise of power whereby the existing government is subverted without the consent of the people; an unexpected measure of state, more or less violent; a stroke of policy.
– Coup d'oeil (k. Etym: [F.] (a) A single view; a rapid glance of the eye; a comprehensive view of a scene; as much as can be seen at one view. (b) The general effect of a picture. (c) (Mil.) The faculty or the act of comprehending at a glance the weakness or strength of a military position, of a certain arrangement of troops, the most advantageous position for a battlefield, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
