coup de foudre
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coup de foudre
- /ˈkuː də ˈfuːdɹə/
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Borrowed from French coup de foudre (“lightning strike”).
noun coups de foudre
- A sudden unexpected event, especially an emotional one; love at first sight. The encounter with Laura that Good Friday was a coup de foudre, and for the rest of his life he was to adore her, mostly from afar.
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title = {coup de foudre},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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