Word Definition Friday

Yep - I'm stuck at home under an inch of compressed sleet. Maybe I'll get out by lunch. In the meantime, homework! Word Definitions to memorize over the weekend.

coup de foudre - "lightning strike" I've heard this expression used to describe the sensation of suddenly falling in love, as if hit by a bolt of lightning.

feu de joie - "fire of joy" This is the gunfire at midnight on New Year's Eve or at an Afghan wedding. There is actually a word for it!

Use each in your own sentence and write it in Comments. Begin.