escapade

[ es-kuh-peyd, es-kuh-peyd ]

/ ˈɛs kəˌpeɪd, ˌɛs kəˈpeɪd /

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noun

a reckless adventure or wild prank.

an escape from confinement or restraint.

Nearby words

escallonia, escallop, escalope, escambia, escanaba, escapade, escape, escape artist, escape beat, escape clause, escape hatch

Origin of escapade

1645–55; < French < Spanish escapada, equivalent to escap(ar) to escape + -ada -ade¹

SYNONYMS FOR escapade

caper, antic, caprice.

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Examples from the Web for escapade

But then—we were like two errant school-girls, who had been caught m an escapade!
Sylvia's Marriage|Upton Sinclair
We have lost two men and five horses by the result of this escapade.
The Pursuit|Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile
But the present disappearance of the ring will cause her to think you have repeated the escapade.
The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton|Wardon Allan Curtis
It told her how absurd she would appear to other people in this dangerous midnight escapade; what risks she was running.
Molly Brown's Junior Days|Nell Speed

It doesn't exactly please me that a guest of mine should indulge in an escapade of this description.
A Prairie Courtship|Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for escapade

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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