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
  • "The Coup" (Smash), an episode of Smash
  • "The Coup" (The Office), an episode of The Office
  • The Coup, the former working title of the film No Escape (2015)

Games

  • Coup (bridge), various techniques of play in contract bridge
  • Coup (board game), a 1975 board game by F.X. Schmid
  • Coup (card game), a 2012 card-based social deduction game

Literature

  • The Coup (novel), by John Updike 1978
  • The Coup, a play by Mustapha Matura 1991

Music

  • Coup (album), a 2008 album by The New Regime
  • The Coup, an American hip hop group

Other uses

  • Counting coup, a Native American show of bravery
  • Coup contrecoup injury, a type of head injury
  • Coup d'oeil, assessing an entire situation in a glance
  • Coup de main, a swift attack that relies on speed and surprise to accomplish its objectives in a single blow
  • William C. Coup (1836–1895), an American businessman, partner of P. T. Barnum's

See also

  • Champagne coupe, a kind of Champagne glass
  • Coop (disambiguation)
  • Coup d'état (disambiguation)
  • Coup de Grâce (disambiguation)
  • Coupé, an automotive body style