caper

Noun

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

• gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
  • it was all done in play
    
  • their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly
    

• a playful leap or hop

• a crime (especially a robbery)
  • the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis
    

• pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces

• any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis

Verb

• jump about playfully

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  antic , joke , prank , trick , put-on , play , frolic , romp , gambol , capriole , job