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autogolpe

American  
[aw-toh-gawl-pey] / ˌɔ toʊˈgɔl peɪ /

noun

Spanish.

  1. self-coup.

    One of the justifications he made for his autogolpe in 1992 was his indictment of the corruption within the judiciary.

Etymology

Origin of autogolpe

First recorded in 1970–75; from Spanish auto- auto- 1 ( def. ) + golpe “a hit” (from Latin colaphus, from Greek kólaphos ); coup 1 ( def. )

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This is an embarrassment to the honorable tradition of autogolpe.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2024

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