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putsch

  [pooch]
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–noun
a plotted revolt or attempt to overthrow a government, esp. one that depends upon suddenness and speed.
Origin:
1915–20; < G Putsch, orig. Swiss G: lit., violent blow, clash, shock; introduced in sense “coup” in standard G through Swiss popular uprisings of the 1830s, esp. the Zurich revolt of Sept. 1839
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putsch also Putsch   (pŏŏch)   
n.  A sudden attempt by a group to overthrow a government.

[German, from German dialectal, from Middle High German, thrust, of imitative origin.]
putsch'ist n.
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putsch 
1920, from Ger., "revolt, riot," from Swiss dialect, lit. "a sudden blow, push," of imitative origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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