cape-ring
pər verb (used without object)
1.
to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol.
noun
2.
a playful leap or skip.
3.
a prank or trick; harebrained escapade.
4.
a frivolous, carefree episode or activity.
5.
Slang. a criminal or illegal act, as a burglary or robbery.
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Cape-ring
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Origin:
1585–95; figurative use of Latin caper he-goat (cognate with Old English hæfer, Old Norse hafr, Old Irish caera sheep < a West IE term *kap-(e)ro- for a domesticated smaller animal); for the meaning, cf. dog (v.)
1585–95; figurative use of Latin caper he-goat (cognate with Old English hæfer, Old Norse hafr, Old Irish caera sheep < a West IE term *kap-(e)ro- for a domesticated smaller animal); for the meaning, cf. dog (v.)
Related forms
ca·per·er, noun
ca·per·ing·ly, adverb
un·ca·per·ing, adjective
Synonyms
3. stunt, antic, shenanigans. 4. spree, frolic.
3. stunt, antic, shenanigans. 4. spree, frolic.
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caper1 (ˈkeɪpə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a playful skip or leap |
| 2. | a high-spirited escapade |
| 3. | cut a caper, cut capers |
| a. to skip or jump playfully | |
| b. to act or behave playfully; frolic | |
| 4. | slang a crime, esp an organized robbery |
| 5. | informal (Austral) a job or occupation |
| 6. | informal (Austral) a person's behaviour |
| —vb | |
| 7. | (intr) to leap or dance about in a light-hearted manner |
| [C16: probably from | |
| 'caperer1 | |
| —n | |
| 'caperingly1 | |
| —adv | |
| caper2 (ˈkeɪpə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a spiny trailing Mediterranean capparidaceous shrub, Capparis spinosa, with edible flower buds |
| 2. | bean caper See also capers any of various similar plants or their edible parts |
| [C15: from earlier capers, capres (assumed to be plural), from Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis] | |
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Word Origin & History
caper
1580s, probably from It. capriolare "jump in the air" (see cab). Meaning "prank" is from 1840s; that of "crime" is from 1926. To cut capers is c.1600.
caper
1382, from L. capparis, from Gk. kapparis, of uncertain origin. The final -s was mistaken for pl. inflection in Eng. and dropped.
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Slang Dictionary
caper definition[ˈkepɚ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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