escapade
noun
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When it was first used in English, escapade referred to an act of escaping or fleeing from confinement or restraint. The relationship between escape and escapade does not end there. Both words derive from the Vulgar Latin verb excappare, meaning "to escape," a product of the Latin prefix ex- and the Late Latin noun cappa, meaning "head covering or cloak." While escape took its route through Anglo-French and Middle English, however, escapade made its way into English by way of the Spanish escapar ("to escape") and the French escapade.
Examples of escapade in a Sentence
Kelli Bender, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The general public might lose interest, turning the entire escapade into a fleeting viral curiosity.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
In the book’s strongest moments, Eden gestures toward the political significance of her culinary escapades abroad.
—The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
To some city residents, the aggravating escapades became a symbol of selfishness in the social media era.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Escapade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escapade. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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