ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Escapade

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɛskəˌpeɪd/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Escapade is a noun meaning A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.

Meaning

A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.

Example Sentences

[Nobody] stood more confounded than Oldbuck at this sudden escapade of his nephew. "Is the devil in him," was his first exclamation, "to go to disturb the brute?"
He seems on the verge of winning the New York Senate election when the New York Post runs a photo of David’s exposed butt in a mooning escapade from his college days.
He is always doing something to make himself notorious. There was that breach-of-promise case, and that fight at the political meeting, and his escapades at Monte Carlo.
The Manner of living among the Portugueze here is, with the utmost Frugality and Temperance. […] The beſt of them (excepting the Governor now and then) neither pay nor receive any Viſits of Eſcapade or Recreation; […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for escapade

Depending on context, synonyms include adventure, lark.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include adventure, lark, dido, antic, caper, venture.

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