Coup

Quick meaning: Coup is a noun meaning A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.

Meaning

A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.

More Meanings

1. (US, historical) Of Native Americans, a blow against an enemy delivered in a way that demonstrates bravery.
2. A coup d'état.
3. (by extension) A takeover of one group by another.
4. A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal in rouge et noir.
5. (bridge) One of various named strategies employed by the declarer to win more tricks, such as the Bath coup.
6. (intransitive) To execute a coup.
7. (transitive, informal) To subject (a nation) to a coup d'état.

Example Sentences

The diplomatic messaging of RCEP may be just as important as the economics—a coup for China.

Among the Blackfeet the capture of a shield, bow, gun, war bonnet, war shirt, or medicine pipe was deemed a coup.

The conference was a major coup for Robarts, who received congratulations for his 'expert handling' of the 'risky venture.'

While the price was considered a coup for Morgan, enhancing his reputation on Wall Street, Carnegie had a different explanation for his selling price.

Word Forms

• coups
• couping
• couped

Synonyms for coup

Depending on context, synonyms include triumph, putsch, takeover.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include putsch, takeover, revolution, revolutionary, conspiracy, uprising.

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