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coup de pot — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gleek noun A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
  • serendipity noun A pleasant surprise — finding something good without looking for it.

Senses

coup de pot is used for these senses in English:

  • gleek (informal) A stream of saliva from a person's mouth.
  • serendipity An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident.

gleek — full definition

  1. noun A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
  2. noun Three of the same cards held in one hand; three of a kind.

Related French words