English Explanatory Dictionary

coup de foudre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sudden unexpected event, especially an emotional one; love at first sight.

Word forms

coup de foudre coups de foudre

Etymology

Borrowed from French coup de foudre (“lightning strike”).

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