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noun, plural coups 
[kooz; Fr. koo] .
Idiom [kooz; Fr. koo] . 1.
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
2.
(among the Plains Indians of North America) a brave or reckless deed performed in battle by a single warrior, as touching or striking an enemy warrior without sustaining injury oneself.
4.
count coup, (among Plains Indians of North America)
a.
to perform a coup.
b.
to recount or relate the coups one has performed.
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Coup
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1640–50; < French: literally, blow, stroke, Old French colp < Late Latin colpus, Latin colaphus < Greek kólaphos
1640–50; < French: literally, blow, stroke, Old French colp < Late Latin colpus, Latin colaphus < Greek kólaphos
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| coup1 (kuː) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a brilliant and successful stroke or action |
| 2. | short for coup d'état |
| [C18: from French: blow, from Latin colaphus blow with the fist, from Greek kolaphos] | |
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coup
c.1400, from O.Fr. colp "to cut, strike," from M.L. colpus, from V.L. colapus, from L. colaphus "a cuff, box on the ear," from Gk. kolaphos "a blow, slap."
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