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escapade

[ es-kuh-peyd, es-kuh-peyd ]

noun

  1. a reckless adventure or wild prank.
  2. an escape from confinement or restraint.


escapade

/ 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of escapade1

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

Origin of escapade1

C17: from French, from Old Italian scappata, from Vulgar Latin ±ð³æ-³¦²¹±è±èÄå°ù±ð (unattested) to escape
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Their ensuing escapade will surely reach doom levels.

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Shortly before King’s assassination in 1968, the FBI sent a package to his wife, Coretta Scott King, containing tape recordings of his sexual escapades.

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Yet the chronicling of Bridget’s lovelorn escapades still struck a chord in people trying to balance new modernity with the pull of romantic desire.

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The first of three memoirs, it recounts her trysts and escapades with humor, brashness and power, and remains an essential music memoir.

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In a text message to Roger Stone, from whom he was seeking help in getting a pardon from then-President Trump, Greenberg said he’d told his lawyers all about the congressman and his escapades.

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