coupea closed two-door car; a frozen dessert: She chose the coupe rather than the sedan.Not to be confused with:coop ? an enclosure or cage: a chicken coop; a co-op: They bought their food at a co-op.coup ? (koo) a brilliant stratagem; overturn; upset: His win was quite a coup.Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreecou·pé (ko?o-p??)n.1. A closed four-wheel carriage with a single bench seat inside and one outside for a driver.2. also coupe (ko?op) A closed two-door automobile.[French, from past participle of couper, to cut, from coup, blow; see coup.]coupe 1 (ko?op) n. 1. a. A dessert of ice cream or fruit-flavored ice, garnished and served in a special dessert glass. b. The stemmed glass in which a coupe is served. 2. A shallow, bowl-shaped dessert dish. [French, cup, from Late Latin cuppa; see cup.] coupe 2 (ko?op)n. Variant of coupé..American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.coupe (ku?p) n1. (Cookery) a dessert of fruit and ice cream, usually served in a glass goblet2. (Cookery) a dish or stemmed glass bowl designed for this dessert[C19: from French: goblet, cup]coupé (?ku?pe?) n1. (Automotive Engineering) Also called: fixed-head coupé a four-seater car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, and usually two doors. Compare drophead coupé2. a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats inside and one outside for the driver3. (Railways) an end compartment in a European railway carriage with seats on one side only[C19: from French, short for carosse coupé, literally: cut-off carriage, from couper to cut, from coup blow, stroke]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014coupe1 (kup) n. 1. Also, coupé. a closed two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model. 2. coupé (defs. 1, 2). [1880?85; see coupé] coupe2 (kup) n. 1. ice cream or sherbet topped with fruit, syrup, whipped cream, etc. 2. a glass container for serving such a dessert, usu. having a stem and a wide, deep bowl. [1890?95;