- Did you check to see if they offer a groupon for archery? Then we can have five more people come with us!
groupon
blending and clipping group + coupon; noun a group rated discount.
Groupon is a company that offers discounts for activities and other companies for products that are bought by a group.
Etymology : group + coupon: group (n): 1690s, originally an art criticism term, "assemblage of figures or objects in a painting or design," from French "groupe" meaning "cluster, group" in 17c, from Italian "gruppo" meaning "group, knot," perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic "kruppaz" meaning "round mass, lump" and related to crop." coupon (n) 1822, from 1822, "certificate of interest due on a bond" (which could be cut from the bond and used for payment), from French "coupon," literally "piece cut off" from "couper," meaning "to cut," from "coup" meaning "to blow."
Source : Conversation with friend. November 9, 2013
Last modified: 24 November 2013