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To: The Cajun
Down here, the old timers call it a “Kou Nor”, meaning a hit from the north.

Or coup nord.

22 posted on 01/13/2014 9:14:19 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill
Or coup nord.

Yup, went with how it's pronounced in Cajun French.
Probably based on the proper French of " coup de grâce" with "de grâce" replaced with "nord" (north).

But it is pronounced "Kou Nor" down here.

25 posted on 01/13/2014 9:27:26 PM PST by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert......Nuff said.)
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