A (usually non-violent) coup d'état carried out by people who were already part of the group in power before the coup.

(informal, politics) a military coup d'état instigated by a group of unit commanders, a faction of the military, and not the military establishment

(informal, politics) A military coup d'état instigated by the military establishment (or a majority of it), not just a faction of the military.

plural of Bath coup

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of count coup

present participle of count coup

plural of coup stick

A stick for touching the enemy in battle in order to count coup.

simple past tense and past participle of count coup

(intransitive, US, historical) To win prestige in battle by performing an act of bravery in the face of the enemy (such as touching him and escaping unharmed), a ritual of the Plains Indians of North America.