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madcaps

noun

plural of madcap
as in devils
a person who seeks out very dangerous or foolhardy adventures with no apparent fear an incorrigible madcap who loves drag racing and white-water rafting

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  1. devils
  2. cowboys
  3. daredevils
  4. madmen
Noun
  • Researchers have also documented the phenomenon in dogs, Tasmanian devils, and some kinds of clams and other shellfish.
    — Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In 2025, two Tasmanian devils arrived at the Australian Outback exhibit.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Definition of devils
Noun
  • Tending to crops, riding horses and working the land, these work boots were worn by farmers and cowboys alike.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Live actors would appear throughout, sometimes as gangsters in a noir crime movie, and sometimes as Wild West cowboys.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of cowboys
Noun
  • Riksgransen, population 60 (give or take), stands as Sweden’s northernmost ski resort, where adrenaline-seeking snowboarders and daredevils gather during the winter months for 360-degree heli-skiing.
    — Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Bragason joked that the daredevils had come to Iceland instead of Spain, where the weather tends to be more predictable.
    — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of daredevils
Noun
  • First, as Americans, by the madmen who strike at our nation, at our physical, mental and emotional core.
    — Reshma Memon Yaqub, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The garages at drag events are full of red-eyed madmen who have sold their houses and chased their wives and children away in pursuit of this.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2026
Definition of madmen
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