Word of the Week Wednesday

putsch \PUCH ('u' as in 'push')\, noun:
(Sometimes capitalized) A secretly planned and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government.

Hitler operated from Munich where he enjoyed a fair degree of support, and it was here that his Putsch took place in an effort to seize power in Bavaria.
-- Alan Jefferson, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Putsch comes from German, from Middle High German, literally, "thrust."

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I had to post this once I saw it. A bit silly, but they have gone to so much trouble and are obviously huge Star Wars fans.....

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