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
Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
The comic escapades are bolstered by Jean-Michel Bernard’s delectable score, plus ace selections by music supervisor Frédéric Junqua, lending a retro tinge of ’50s-’60s buoyancy and playful suspense.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
Following this escapade, Morris shared a video of them carrying the mantel home on TikTok (@maddieemorris).
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
The Mission series later called back to Ethan's rock-climbing escapades at the climax of Fallout, where Cruise's character is forced to scale a cliffside after his enemy plunges to his death in a helicopter crash.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Escapade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escapade. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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