Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 4 compound words that contain coups. The most common are listed below. Open coups in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- self-coupsplural of self-coup: A coup d'état in which a lawfully elected head of state seizes power from the other branches of government.
- coups d'etatplural of coup d'etat: The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.
- coups d'étatplural of coup d'état: The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.
- Bath coupsplural of Bath coup: A coup where the declarer, holding AJx in a suit, ducks the left-hand opponent's lead of a king or queen.
- colonels' coupsplural of colonels' coup: A military coup d'état instigated by a group of unit commanders, a faction of the military, and not the military establishment.
- generals' coupsplural of generals' coup: A military coup d'état instigated by the military establishment (or a majority of it), not just a faction of the military.
- palace coupsplural of palace coup: A (usually non-violent) coup d'état carried out by people who were already part of the group in power before the coup.
- soft coupsplural of soft coup: The legal removal of a national leader, amounting to a coup, but carried out without military force.
- Vienna coupsplural of Vienna coup: An unblocking technique in contract bridge made in preparation for a squeeze play.
- coups de forceplural of coup de force: A sudden, violent act.
- coups de maitreplural of coup de maitre: A masterstroke.
- coups de foudreplural of coup de foudre: A sudden unexpected event, especially an emotional one; love at first sight.
- coups d'oeilplural of coup d'oeil: A glimpse, a glance; the ability, especially of a military officer, to understand much at a glance.
- coups de grâceplural of coup de grâce: A final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal.
- coups de théâtreplural of coup de théâtre: A sudden or unexpected event in a play, pulled off by the author, the director, or even an actor.
Compound words 4
- autocoupsplural of autocoup: A coup d'état in which a nation's leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.
- beaucoupsplural of beaucoup: Much, many, a lot of.
- countercoupsplural of countercoup: A coup which seeks to overthrow the government installed by a previous coup
- coupsticksplural of coupstick: A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.