escapade
noun
[ ˈɛskəpeɪd ]
• an act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure.
• "he told of their escapade with a ‘borrowed’ truck"
Similar:
exploit,
stunt,
caper,
skylarking,
mischief,
romp,
antic(s),
fling,
spree,
prank,
jape,
game,
trick,
adventure,
venture,
mission,
deed,
feat,
trial,
experience,
incident,
occurrence,
event,
happening,
episode,
affair,
lark,
scrape,
fooling around,
shenanigans,
frolic,
Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘an escape’): from French, from Provençal or Spanish, from escapar ‘to escape’, based on medieval Latin ex- ‘out of’ + cappa ‘cloak’. Compare with escape.
