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escapade
1653, from Fr. "a prank or trick," from Sp.
escapada
"a prank, flight, an escape," from
escapar
"to escape," from V.L.
*excappare
(see
escape
). Figurative sense (1814) is of "breaking loose" from rules or restraints on behavior.
