A daring or adventurous action, often a bit risky or wild, that someone does for excitement or fun.
From French 'escapade,' derived from 'escapar' meaning 'to escape.' Spanish 'escapada' has the same root. The word entered English in the 17th century and keeps its sense of breaking loose.
Escapade has built-in approval in its connotation—if you call something an 'escapade' instead of a 'crime' or 'mistake,' you're romanticizing it as youthful rebellion, which changes how people judge the action.
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