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
* ''
Coup (film)'', a 2023 American comedy/thriller film
* "
Coup" (November 17, 2019), a season 3 episode of ''The Crown''
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"The Coup" (''Smash''), an episode of ''Smash''
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"The Coup" (''The Office''), an episode of ''The Office''
* ''The Coup'', the former working title of the film ''
No Escape'' (2015)
Games
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Coup (bridge)
In contract bridge, coup is a generic name for various techniques in play, denoting a specific pattern in the lie and the play of cards; it is a special play maneuver by declarer.
There are various types of coup which can be effected.
Pure coups ...
, various techniques of play in contract bridge
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Coup (board game), a 1975 board game by F.X. Schmid
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Coup (card game), a 2012 card-based social deduction game
Literature
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''The Coup'' (novel), by John Updike 1978
* ''The Coup'', a play by
Mustapha Matura 1991
Music
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''Coup'' (album), a 2008 album by The New Regime
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The Coup
The Coup is an American hip hop band from Oakland, California. Their music is an amalgamation of influences, including funk, punk, hip hop, and soul. Frontman Boots Riley's revolutionarily-charged lyrics rank The Coup as a renowned political ...
, an American hip hop group
Other uses
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Counting coup
Among the Plains Indians of North America, counting coup is the warrior tradition of winning prestige against an enemy in battle. It is one of the traditional ways of showing bravery in the face of an enemy and involves intimidating him, and, it ...
, a Native American show of bravery
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Coup contrecoup injury
In head injury, a coup injury occurs under the site of impact with an object, and a contrecoup injury occurs on the side opposite the area that was hit. Coup and contrecoup injuries are associated with cerebral contusions,
a type of traumatic bra ...
, a type of head injury
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Coup d'oeil, assessing an entire situation in a glance
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Coup de main
A ''coup de main'' (; plural: ''coups de main'', French for blow with the hand) is a swift attack that relies on speed and surprise to accomplish its objectives in a single blow.
Definition
The United States Department of Defense defines it as ...
, a swift attack that relies on speed and surprise to accomplish its objectives in a single blow
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William C. Coup
William Cameron Coup (August 4, 1836 – March 4, 1895) was a Wisconsin businessman who partnered with P. T. Barnum and Dan Castello in 1870 to form the "P. T. Barnum's Museum, Menagerie and Circus". Previously Barnum had a museum at a fixed loca ...
(1836–1895), an American businessman, partner of P. T. Barnum's
See also
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Champagne coupe, a kind of Champagne glass
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Coop (disambiguation)
Coop, COOP, Co-op, or ''variation'', most often refers to:
* A chicken coop or other enclosure
* Cooperative or co-operative ("co-op"), an association of persons who cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit
** Housing ...
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Coup d'état (disambiguation)
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Coup de Grâce (disambiguation)
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Coupé, an automotive body style
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