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coupee

/kuːˈpiː/

coupee noun: a motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.

Noun

coupee (plural coupees)

  1. A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.
    • One, two, and a coupee.1673, William Wycherley, The Gentleman Dancing-Master

Forms of coupee

pluralcoupees

Origin of coupee

Borrowed from French coupée, past participle of couper (“to cut”). Compare coupé, coopee.

Phrases with coupee

Questions about coupee

What does coupee mean?
Coupee means a motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.
What part of speech is coupee?
Coupee is a noun.
How do you pronounce coupee?
Coupee is pronounced /kuːˈpiː/.
What is the plural of coupee?
The plural of coupee is coupees.

Words near coupee in the dictionary

  1. coupe utilities
  2. coupe utility
  3. coupe-gorge
  4. coupe-gorges
  5. couped
  6. coupee
  7. coupees
  8. coupelike
  9. couper
  10. Couperinesque
  11. coupers

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