CAPER, CAPERING
ADJECTIVES
1880 ► PALAVERIN capering, ostentatious → Sc.
1902 ► ANTIC given to capers, fun, or pranks; joking, playful; clownish, amusing, full of tricks → Amer. dial.
1917 ► ANTIC AS A JAYBIRD given to capers, fun, or pranks; joking, playful; clownish, amusing, full of tricks → Amer. dial.
NOUNS
– a caper, a fantastic movement, as in dancing or leaping about GAMBADO 1859
– a caper, a fantastic movement of the body; a flamboyant or affected gesture, a stylish or grandiose flourish of the limbs PAVIE 1768 Sc.
– a caper, a jump; frolic CALEER Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– a caper, a jump; frolic CALEEVER Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– a caper; a leap VAPOUR Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a caper, a prance; a toss of the head BRANK Bk1911 Sc.
– a caper, a prank GAMBADE 1821 Sc.
– a caper, a prank; a deceptive story or scheme; nonsense; irrelevant, irritating activity RANIKABOO L19 Amer. sl.
– a caper, a prank; a deceptive story or scheme; nonsense; irrelevant, irritating activity RANNYGAZOO L19 Amer. sl.
– a caper, a prank, a frolic, a ‘lark’, a piece of fun, a piece of boyish mischief PANT 1894 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a caper, a prank, a trick DINGDO 1900 Amer. dial.
– a caper, a prank, a trick SHINE 1836 Amer. dial.
– a caper, a prank, a trick; a sudden sportive or fantastic motion CAPRICCIO 1665
– a caper, a prank, freak QUILLY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a caper, a trick GANSPEL 1929 Sc.
– a capering about, a stir, a bustle, a to-do, rowdy behaviour, merriment, frolic ONCARRY c1850 Sc.
– a capering about, a to-do, rowdy behaviour ONCARRYING 1835 Sc.
– capers, antics, as in dancing about FANDANGLES Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– capers, pranks, tricks KEDIDOES 1914 Amer. dial.
NOUNS, PERSON
1882 ► CUT-UP a person who capers or ‘cuts up’; one who behaves in a mischievous or unruly manner
VERBS
– to caper DANDER 1796 Eng. dial.
– to caper about rowdily RANCE 1856 Sc.
– to caper and frisk around when tipsy CUT THE SHORT DOG 1888 Amer. dial.
– to caper; to frisk about VAPOUR 1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to caper, to jump CALEER Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– to caper, to leap, to skip; also said of horses and their riders CAPRIOLE 1580
– to caper, to leap, to spring; to shy or be skittish; to move lightly and rapidly SKIT 1611
– to caper, to prance GAMBADO 1829
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