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.
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Marina Watts, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
Though these particular lonely escapades begin at a long-term care facility, they are not limited to any one space, with this existential dramedy often beguiling on world-building alone.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
There, Eno and his three male friends engage in the sort of mindless time-killing escapades familiar to any teen.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Still, even Rodriguez and Jeter get in on the escapades sometimes, with Jeter offering to buy a box of Wheaties with Rodriguez on it for $19.99.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Escapade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escapade. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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