escapade
noun/ˈeskəpeɪd/
/ˈeskəpeɪd/
- an exciting adventure (often one that people think is dangerous or stupid)
- Isabel’s latest romantic escapade
- The people who planned the escapade did not realize what they were getting involved in.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘an escape’): from French, from Provençal or Spanish, from escapar ‘to escape’, based on medieval Latin ex- ‘out of’ + cappa ‘cloak’. Compare with escape.
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