escapade
[ es-kuh-peyd, es-kuh-peyd ]
/ ˈɛs kəˌpeɪd, ˌɛs kəˈpeɪd /
noun
a reckless adventure or wild prank.
an escape from confinement or restraint.
RELATED WORDS
antic, fling, caper, mischief, vagary, romp, shenanigans, folly, roguery, trick, gag, scrape, lark, stunt, spree, frolic, rib, prank, rollick
Nearby words
- escallonia,
- escallop,
- escalope,
- escambia,
- escanaba,
- escape,
- escape artist,
- escape beat,
- escape clause,
- escape hatch
Origin of escapade
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escapade
/ (ˈɛskəˌpeɪd, ˌɛskəˈpeɪd) /
noun
a wild or exciting adventure, esp one that is mischievous or unlawful; scrape
any lighthearted or carefree episode; prank; romp
Word Origin for escapade
C17: from French, from Old Italian scappata, from Vulgar Latin ex-cappāre (unattested) to escape
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escapade
1650s, "an escape from confinement," from French escapade (16c.) "a prank or trick," from Spanish escapada "a prank, flight, an escape," noun use of fem. past participle of escapar "to escape," from Vulgar Latin *excappare (see escape). Or perhaps the French word is via Italian scappata, from scappare, from the same Vulgar Latin source. Figurative sense (1814) is of "breaking loose" from rules or restraints on behavior.
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