escapade

[ es-kuh-peyd, es-kuh-peyd ]
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noun
  1. a reckless adventure or wild prank.

  2. an escape from confinement or restraint.

Origin of escapade

1
1645–55; <French <Spanish escapada, equivalent to escap(ar) to escape + -ada-ade1

Other words for escapade

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How to use escapade in a sentence

  • 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?

    The Road to Damascus | August Strindberg
  • He did not like emerald-hued spirits which arranged such unpleasant escapades.

    The Pillar of Light | Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for escapade

escapade

/ (ˈɛskəˌpeɪd, ˌɛskəˈpeɪd) /


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

  2. any lighthearted or carefree episode; prank; romp

Origin of escapade

1
C17: from French, from Old Italian scappata, from Vulgar Latin ex-cappāre (unattested) to escape

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