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