caper
verb
[ ˈkeɪpə ]
• skip or dance about in a lively or playful way.
• "children were capering about the room"
Similar:
skip,
dance,
romp,
jig,
frisk,
gambol,
cavort,
prance,
frolic,
leap,
hop,
jump,
bound,
spring,
curvet,
rollick,
capriole,
caper
noun
• a playful skipping movement.
• "she did a little caper or dance"
• an illicit or ridiculous activity or escapade.
• "I'm too old for this kind of caper"
Similar:
escapade,
stunt,
prank,
trick,
practical joke,
antics,
high jinks,
mischief,
game,
sport,
fun,
jest,
jesting,
jape,
shenanigans,
lark,
skylarking,
monkey tricks,
monkey business,
dido,
Origin:
late 16th century: abbreviation of capriole.
caper
noun
• the cooked and pickled flower bud of a prickly southern European shrub, used to flavour food.
• "add capers and olives"
• the shrub from which capers are taken.
Origin:
late Middle English: from French câpres or Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis ; later interpreted as plural, hence the loss of the final -s in the 16th century.
