escapade

American  

[es-kuh-peyd, es-kuh-peyd] / ˈɛs kəˌpeɪd, ˌɛs kəˈpeɪd /

noun

1. a reckless adventure or wild prank.

2. an escape from confinement or restraint.

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escapade British  

/ ˌɛskəˈpeɪd, ˈɛskəˌpeɪd /

noun

1. a wild or exciting adventure, esp one that is mischievous or unlawful; scrape

2. any lighthearted or carefree episode; prank; romp

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Etymology

Origin of escapade

1645–55; < French < Spanish escapada, equivalent to escap ( ar ) to escape + -ada -ade ¹

Example Sentences

"It was a childish escapade that got out of hand very quickly with tragic consequences," he said.

From BBC

But the tightrope coach Brendon McCullum and captain Harry Brook are walking is so precarious after England's Ashes defeat and Brook's Wellington escapades, a defeat here may have sent them tumbling to new depths.

From BBC

I did not want to miss a moment of this escapade, so I pressed in close to my aunt as we crept along the path beside the shrubbery.

From Literature

Each 11-minute episode follows mundane escapades, like hosting a movie night or getting in a hot tub, punctuated by a somewhat disturbing art style and clumsy-on-purpose animation that strays into the uncanny valley.

From Salon

I couldn’t resist Greg Steinmetz’s “American Rascal,” about Jay Gould and the escapades that led to American industrialization on the back of the railroads.

From The Wall Street Journal

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