Meanings
nounescapery (uncountable)
- uncountableAn act of escape (To get free; to free oneself); escapology.
I thought he'd be pleased at my nifty escapery but he wasn't.
2014, Jeremy Strong, Kidnapped! The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog's Sizzling Summer, Penguin Random House Children's UK1 more example
In his notes for a book on the art of escapery, Houdini later wrote, regarding a “challenge” in the form of a wicker basket
2016, William Lindsay Gresham, Houdini: The Man Who Walked Through Walls, Golden Springs Publishing - uncountableAn opportunity to escape, or an act of doing so (To avoid responsibilities and stresses for a time.)
Escapery is a terrific move.
2020, Lord Birthday, Your Life Is a Life of Hope!: Thoughts on Things That Make Life Worth Living, Andrew McMeels Publishing1 more example
I had a visa for a year and a chance of more discovery and escapery.
2006, Michael Willey, Ojisan Zanoni, Matador, page 14
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