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
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 May 2025
In recent years, her globe-trotting escapades had taken her to Los Angeles, Chicago, Paris, Amsterdam and beyond.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Joining Kardashian in her legal escapades is an all-star cast that includes Naomi Watts (Feud), Niecy Nash-Betts (Grotesquerie), Teyana Taylor (Hit the Floor), Matthew Noszka (Star), Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story) and Glenn Close (Damages).
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 May 2025
Jude, the second youngest and the narrator, recounts everything from childhood escapades to recent disappointments, including her sister Fred’s estrangement from the family.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Escapade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escapade. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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