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caper

verb

children were capering about the room:

skip, dance, romp, jig, frisk, gambol, cavort, prance, frolic, leap, hop, jump, bound, spring;

rare curvet, rollick, capriole.

noun

1 she did a little caper:

dance, skip, hop, leap, jump;

rare curvet, gambado, gambade.

2 informal I'm too old for this kind of caper:

escapade, stunt, prank, trick, practical joke, antics, high jinks, mischief, game, sport, fun, jest, jesting, jape;

informal shenanigans, lark, skylarking;

British, informal monkey tricks, monkey business;

North American, informal dido.