hilarious caper
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4.7
- noun
- /hɪˈlɛrɪəs ˈkeɪpər/
- The movie features a hilarious caper that keeps the audience laughing from start to finish.
Examples
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They got into trouble after their hilarious caper involving costumes and a shopping cart.
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In the comedic play, the group of friends embarked on a hilarious caper that involved mistaken identities and unexpected twists.
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The novel tells the story of a hilarious caper gone completely wrong.
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What a hilarious caper that was!
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That was a hilarious caper last weekend!
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The children staged a hilarious caper with their elaborate prank, leaving their parents in fits of laughter.
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During their summer vacation, they planned a hilarious caper at the amusement park that everyone still talks about.
Synonyms
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3.1
Funny or silly actions that try to make people laugh
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4.9
A very funny person, story, or situation that makes people laugh
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5.3
A playful act done to have fun
Antonyms
How Funny
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4.7
- Informal
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5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally transparent: 'hilarious' (very funny) straightforwardly modifies 'caper' (a mischievous escapade), yielding 'a very funny pranklike adventure.' This adjective+noun combination follows normal compositional patterns and would be inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The phrase hilarious caper combines hilarious (very funny) with caper, an old word for a playful jump or trick. Picture a silly, daring stunt that makes people laugh, and you can see why it means 'an amusing, often mischievous adventure'.