coup stick

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koo stik]
- /ku stɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koo stik]
- /ku stɪk/

Definitions of coup stick words

noun coup stick a stick with which some North American Indian warriors sought to touch their enemies in battle as a sign of courage. 1
noun coup stick A stick for touching the enemy in battle in order to count coup. 0

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Origin of coup stick

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Coup stick

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Coup stick

coup stick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

coup stick usage trend in Literature

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