coup
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- noun
- /kuː/
- Literature
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- If it works, it will be the artistic coup of the century.
- coup de grâce
- great coup
- major coup
A major coup and a needed one for the Great Bear.
- A major coup and a needed one for the Great Bear.
- Starboard Value eventually pulled off their shareholder coup and made major changes at Olive Garden.
- The sugar high of her coup and her Democratic National Convention momentum is over.
Examples
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The filmmakers scored a major casting coup when they selected Jennifer Lawrence to play Elissa.
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Our first major coup in years, snatched from right under our noses by the KGB only hours after he defected!
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A major coup and a needed one for the Great Bear.
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- That could be quite a coup for us.
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What a coup for them, huh?
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Great coup to get him back on our squad.
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And it was a spectacular coup for science in this Millennium.
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It was a diplomatic coup for the British.
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It was a major coup for this Silicon Valley-based company.
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Winning the prestigious award was a remarkable coup for the young artist.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
A sudden dramatic surprise in a play or story that shocks the audience
- Literature
A sudden dramatic twist in a play or story that surprises the audience
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Coup can also mean a clever, unexpected success. It comes from the same French coup meaning 'blow', so a business or personal coup is like a sudden 'strike' of skill or luck that surprises people and wins praise.