Coup (disambiguation)

Coup is typically used as the short form of the phrase coup d'état, a sudden overthrow of a government.

Coup or The Coup may also refer to:

Film and television

Literature

Music

Other uses

  • Coup (bridge), various techniques of play in contract bridge
  • Counting coup, a Native American show of bravery
  • Coup contrecoup injury, a type of head injury
  • Coup d'oeil, assessing an entire situation in a glance
  • Coup de main, a swift attack that relies on speed and surprise to accomplish its objectives in a single blow
  • William C. Coup (1836–1895), an American businessman, partner of P. T. Barnum's
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gollark: That would also not work, and you don't have access to nukes.
gollark: Also, [REDACTED] convergence events leading to spontaneous generation of computing hardware.
gollark: There are at least 3 computers, and you don't control them.
gollark: You can't do that either.

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