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.

OTHER WORDS FOR escapade

caper, antic, caprice.

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Origin of escapade

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

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How to use escapade in a sentence

The way he approaches his sexual escapades is only a microcosm of his general douchebag approach to life.
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It was an auspicious time for a 21-year-old woman to publicly document her sexual escapades and humiliations.
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The picaresque escapades and legendary extravagances of the brothers are indulged with a collective wink.
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Their escapades, by turns sexual, violent, and threatening, can make for uncomfortable viewing.
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Only in Pakistan can political escapades be this ridiculous.
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Duncan had made friends again with Eric; but he did not join him in his escapades and excesses, and sat much in other studies.
Eric, or Little by Little|Frederic W. Farrar
Burrill was his tool and accomplice in many shameful escapades.
The Diamond Coterie|Lawrence L. Lynch
He knew all that Coquenil knew about her life, and more; all about her two divorces and her various sentimental escapades.
Through the Wall|Cleveland Moffett
Why must all our misdeeds come home to roost—both boyish escapades and really evil action?
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He did not like emerald-hued spirits which arranged such unpleasant escapades.
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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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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