Phrase guide
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verb
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical, intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
count + coup (“quick, brilliant, and highly successful act”) (from French coup (“blow, hit, strike”), ultimately from Ancient Greek κόλᾰφος (kólăphos, “a buffet, a blow”)).
