Coup (disambiguation)

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