latest caper
- noun
- Informal
:
última travesura
- Her latest caper involved organizing a midnight picnic on the rooftop.
Examples
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Her latest caper involved sneaking into the concert.
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Journalists rushed to report on the actor's latest caper in Paris.
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Everyone was still talking about his latest caper at the office party.
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Did you hear about his latest caper?
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Everyone was still talking about his latest caper at the office party.
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Her latest caper involved organizing a midnight picnic on the rooftop.
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Journalists rushed to report on the actor's latest caper in Paris.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun combination: 'latest' means 'newest' and 'caper' means an escapade or mischievous adventure, so the combined sense 'most recent escapade' is directly derivable. This compositional pattern is commonplace and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings would understand the MWE.
Etymology
Latest caper comes from the old meaning of caper as a playful jump or dance, like a goat jumping. People then used caper for a daring or funny adventure, so 'latest caper' means a person's most recent mischievous or bold adventure.
