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    [Noun]  | "ca*per" | \ ˈkā-pər \


    1: an illegal or questionable act or escapade

    2: an amusing movie or story about such an act or escapade

    3: a capricious escapade : prank


    Origin: 1592 ;

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    [Noun]  | "caper" 


    1: any of a genus (Capparis of the family Capparaceae, the caper family) of low prickly shrubs of the Mediterranean region; especially : one (C. spinosa) cultivated for its buds

    2: one of the greenish flower buds or young berries of the caper pickled and used as a seasoning or garnish


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Back-formation from earlier capers (taken as a plural), from Middle English caperis, from Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis;

    [Verb]  | "caper" 


    1: to leap or prance about in a playful manner


    Origin: 1588 ;

     Probably by shortening & alteration from capriole;

    [Idiom]  | "cut a caper" 


    1: to do a short dance

    [Noun]  | "caper" 


    1: a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke;


      * e.g., " ... long-ago college capers that have become more rollicking and daring with each recounting "



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    [Verb]  | "caper" 


    1: to play and run about happily;


      * e.g., " ... as summer drew to a close, the children spent their days wistfully capering on the beach "



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     [ "caper" ]

    1: Older slang defining some sort of shady activity; usually illegal. shenanigans.

      * e.g.,  ... So tell us out the caper, boss. 

     [ "caper" ]

    1: to commit an act of robbery

      * e.g.,  ... Ay son i just pulled this caper on this white boy. 

     [ "caper" ]

    1: a person proud to be from the Island of Cape Breton Canada

      * e.g.,  ... Boy that Caper knows how to drink! 

     [ "caper" ]

    1: A term used to represent the general populetion of Cape Breton residents. Not to be confused with a newfie, whom can ONLY reside in newfoundland. This term most likely will elude that the person in question is a drunk, a hil-billy, and a bum.

      * e.g.,  ... "Oh ya, bi, i was dar at the club downtown on Charlotte Street wan the cups pulled up and stole muh beer, dey hate us capers, bi. No raspect!" 

     [ "caper" ]

    1: straight up pimp status mainly used to discribe ones extreeme skill in activities such as drugs , theft and even games

      * e.g.,  ... ahhh man that guy is such a sir caper 

     [ "caper" ]

    1: Ones occupation, profession or pursuit. Semi degrading.

      * e.g.,  ... Whats his caper. 

     [ "caper" ]

    1: adjective, used to describe a person who belongs to a subculture where capes are acceptable clothing. Hard core fans of Star Trek, role playing games such as Magic the Gathering, science fiction, comic books, Star Wars, and pagans, goths, polyamorous, and others who would wear a cape without irony. Although goths are different from Star Trek convention-goers at first glance, upon close inspection there are many geeky/counterculture/loner similarities and many shared interests among all capers. "Caper" is a convienent one-word sum up of all such subcultures. Most often, capers travel in a flock. Lone capers often go unnoticed, due to their passive body language and quick flight into solitude or assimilation back into the flock.

      * e.g.,  ... On Saturday night, the mall is caper zone. 

     [ "caper" ]

    1: a one word question , used when one wishes to be informed with what another persons general plans are for the near future.

      * e.g.,  ... Q. caper? 


     [ "caper" ]

    2: caper is often answered just as vaguely as the question itself.

      * e.g.,  ... A. Jack. 

     [ "caper" ]

    1: someone who wears clothes that don't match at all

      * e.g.,  ... that bitch is a damn caper 

     [ "capers" ]

    1: to rob somebody for something he got that you want to make a livin

      * e.g.,  ... imma catch diz capers up here in da cut 

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