UN COUP! Please do not say the P because it will turn into a cup, a champagne cup or a winning trophee, a cup, so mind your Ps and Qs. Thanks. un coup is a blow or a shock Un coup de tête is a head butt, or an impulse, a sudden decision ask Zidane… Un coup de coeur is a heart blow, well an impulse... Sign in to see full entry.