escapade

Meaning

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

Synonyms

prank

adventure

trick

venture

freak

lark

exploit

risky venture

dangerous undertaking

joke

🤣

caper

ploy

practical joke

put-on

odyssey

aventure

adventures

antic

decampment

deed

deviation

elopement

escape

fling

game

jape

Translations

escapade

escapada

scappatella

Eskapade

escapade

avventura

escapada

aventura

Abenteuer

avontuur

équipée

frasque

aventura

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛskəˌpeɪd/

Etymology

Borrowed from French escapade (“the act of escaping; a trick”), itself borrowed from Old Spanish escapada, from escapar (“to escape”), from Vulgar Latin *excappāre.