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coup


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verb \ˈkōp\

Definition of COUP

chiefly Scottish
: overturn, upset

Origin of COUP

Middle English, to strike, from Anglo-French couper — more at cope
First Known Use: circa 1572

Rhymes with COUP

cope, dope, grope, hope, lope, mope, nope, ope, pope, rope, scop, scope, slope, soap, stope, taupe, tope, trope

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