cut capers

Variant of caper

caper definition

ca·per (kā′pər)

intransitive verb

to skip or jump about in a playful manner; frisk; gambol

Etymology: prob. < capriole

noun

  1. a playful jump or leap
  2. a wild, foolish action or prank
  3. ☆ Slang a criminal plan or act, esp. a robbery
caper Idioms

cut a caper

or cut capers
to caper

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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