Definition of "caper" [ca•per]

• A playful leap or hop. (noun)
• A frivolous escapade or prank. (noun)
• Slang An illegal plot or enterprise, especially one involving theft. (noun)
• To leap or frisk about; frolic. (verb-intransitive)
• A usually spiny Mediterranean shrub (Capparis spinosa) having white to pale lilac flowers and dehiscent fruits with reddish pulp. (noun)

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• "*Dans dans* *sings* Pinkee Pinkee Paw Pads * caper caper*"
• "But all Toledo police have to work with in this caper is a gravestone carved with "Conard Yahn 1876-1898.""
• "The High Society Cheesecake caper is one of many real-life turkey dramas playing out this spring in what could be called “Turkeys Gone Wild.”"