COUPEE

Etymology

Noun

coupee (plural coupees)

A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.

Source: Wiktionary


Cou*pee" (k-p"; F. k`p), n. Etym: [F. coupé, n., properly p. p. of couper to cut. Cf. Coupé, Coopee.]

Definition: A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent, and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made. Chambers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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