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beaucoup

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beau·coup  (bk, b-, b-k) also boo·coo or boo·koo (b-) Chiefly Southern U.S.
adj.
Many; much: beaucoup money.
n. pl. beau·coups also boo·coos or boo·koos
An abundance; a lot.
adv.
In abundance; galore: I like that beaucoup.
[French : beau, bel, fine, handsome; see beau + coup, stroke; see coup.]


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Neither can they be secret, and therefore not effectual; but according to the French proverb, Beaucoup de bruit, peu de fruit; Much bruit little fruit.
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"Oh, I mean to buy a great many pictures--beaucoup, beaucoup," said Christopher Newman.
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She added that Her Majesty had deigned to show Baron Funke beaucoup d'estime, and again her face clouded over with sadness.
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