coup de pompe
French, noun/ku d(ə) pɔ̃p/
coup de pompe is spelled C-O-U-P-D-E-P-O-M-P-E (11 letters). Coup de pompe is a French masculine noun meaning “energy slump” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Coup de pied”.
What does coup de pompe mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalmasculineenergy slump
avoir un coup de pompe
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Coup de pied. 2. Baisse soudaine d’énergie, brusque accès de fatigue.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coup de pompe
- coups de pompe plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coup de pompe?
- /ku d(ə) pɔ̃p/
- \ku də pɔ̃p\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.