coup

/kuː/ · noun

Meaning

A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
(of Native Americans) A blow against an enemy delivered in a way that shows bravery.
A coup d'état.
(by extension) A takeover of one group by another.
A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal in rouge et noir.
One of various named strategies employed by the declarer to win more tricks, such as the Bath coup.
To make a coup.