escapade
pronunciation
How to pronounce escapade in British English:
UK [ˌeskəˈpeɪd]
How to pronounce escapade in American English:
US [ˈɛskəˌped]
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- Noun:
- a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
- any carefree episode
Word Origin
- escapade (n.)
- 1650s, "an escape from confinement," from French escapade (16c.) "a prank or trick," from Spanish escapada "a prank, flight, an escape," noun use of fem. past participle of escapar "to escape," from Vulgar Latin *excappare (see escape (v.)). Or perhaps the French word is via Italian scappata, from scappare, from the same Vulgar Latin source. Figurative sense (1814) implies a "breaking loose" from rules or restraints on behavior.
Example
- 1. How is this for a luxurious escapade ?
- 2. The mongolian escapade marked the peak of his career , but it was also a dismal failure .
- 3. Could you just leave me after your little escapade with the permanent markers ?
- 4. After the little escapade in the sea , we all chilled on the sand .
- 5. A foolish , childish , boyish , etc escapade .