Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Caper

Caper means to skip or jump around as a child might. Metaphorically it has come to mean a far-fetched story or a mystery. The Hardy Boys, for example, are not attempting to figure out how to jump but are trying to solve a mystery.

1 comment:

Elaine said...

I didn't know this had come to refer to a mystery; I've only ever heard it used in "To caper about"