caper
[noun]
Synonyms:
- escapade, antic, high jinks, jape, lark (informal), mischief, practical joke, prank, stunt
[verb]
Synonyms:
- dance, bound, cavort, frolic, gambol, jump, skip, spring, trip

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Related Idioms: cut capers
Related Words: devilment, impishness, mischief, roguery, waggishness

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. ca‧per¹ /ˈkeɪpə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from capriole 'jump made by a horse' (16-21 centuries), from French, from Latin caper; ⇒ Capricorn]
to jump around and play in a happy excited way

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. caper² noun [countable]
[Sense 1: Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: capparis, from Greek kapparis]
[Sense 2-4: Date: 1500-1600; Origin: ⇒ caper¹]

1. a small dark green part of a flower used in cooking to give a sour taste to food

2. informal a planned activity, especially an illegal or dangerous one:
I’m too old for this sort of caper.

3. behaviour or an activity that is amusing or silly and not serious:
the comic capers of a cartoon cat and mouse

4. a short jumping or dancing movement

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