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coups

The correct spelling is coups.

How to pronounce coups

noun

IPA: /kuːz/

Say it like: Cow-ps

The correct spelling is coups. A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
  2. 2.(of Native Americans) A blow against an enemy delivered in a way that shows bravery.
  3. 3.A coup d'état.
  4. 4.(by extension) A takeover of one group by another.
  5. 5.A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal in rouge et noir.

verb

  1. 1.To make a coup.

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