| word | caper |
|---|---|
| definition | (1) A playful leap. (2) A prank or mischievous adventure. |
| eg_sentence | For their caper in the girls' bathroom, all three seniors were suspended for a week. |
| explanation | Caper in Latin means “a male goat.” Anyone who has watched a young goat frolic in a field or clamber onto the roof of a car knows the kind of crazy fun the English word caper —which is also a verb—is referring to. A capriole is a backward kick done in midair by a trained horse. Capricorn, meaning “horned goat,” is a constellation and one of the signs of the zodiac. And a capricious act is one that's done with as little thought as a frisky goat might give it |
| IPA | ˈkeɪpər |
Tags: mwvb::unit:13, mwvb::unit:13:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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