fredaine

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noun

A prank; an escapade.

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Meanings

nounfredaine (plural fredaines)

plural fredaines

  1. A prank; an escapade.

    […] and so they leave carnivalising to the jeunesse; and the jeunesse of to-day will probably hand over the same principles and practice to their sons, thinking their fredaines as harmless matters of course, and on the score of morality quite easy […]

    c. 1840, William Makepeace Thackeray, Shrove Tuesday in Paris
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fredaine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fredaine.

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