icecapaden.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪskəpeɪd/, U.S.

/ˈaɪskəˌpeɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: ice n., escapade n.

Etymology: Humorous blend of ice n. and escapade n.

Originally U.S.

An event or entertainment that takes place on ice, esp. one featuring theatrical performances by figure skaters. Also figurative.‘Ice Capades’ was the name of a touring show that was active from 1940–95.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > other dramatic or variety performances > [noun]

antic1580

wayang1671

light entertainment1787

take-off1845

féerie1878

showboating1909

mirthquake1911

mirthquaker1921

icecapade1940

happening1959

stripagram1981

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > other shows or spectacles

raree-show1718

cattle-show1815

flower-show1845

baby show1854

trade show1854

horse-show1856

dress parade1870

field show1870

bottle show1883

medicine show1903

aquacade1937

icecapade1940

talent show1955

1940 Monticello (Iowa) Express 25 Jan. 3/3 (headline) An ‘Icecapade’. ‘Oops!’ Bang! Down goes another amateur, and there goes another happy hope of being a second Sonja Henie.

1941 Time 10 Feb. 67/1 Another touring frostbite fiesta called Ice-Capades of 1941.

1963 Times 7 Mar. 3/6 Football..finally broke out of the strangling cocoon of snow, ice and mud to be rediscovered as a thing of excitement and calculated skill almost forgotten during the recent ice-capades.

1990 K. Vonnegut Hocus Pocus xvii. 140 And then his son Bruce..joined the Ice Capades as a chorus boy... And Bruce was so happy with the ice show.

2006 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 4 Feb. I prefer to be a couch potato and watch the icecapades from the comfort of my sofa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	icecapade
释义	icecapaden. Brit. /ˈʌɪskəpeɪd/, U.S. /ˈaɪskəˌpeɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: ice n., escapade n. Etymology: Humorous blend of ice n. and escapade n. Originally U.S. An event or entertainment that takes place on ice, esp. one featuring theatrical performances by figure skaters. Also figurative.‘Ice Capades’ was the name of a touring show that was active from 1940–95. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > other dramatic or variety performances > [noun] antic1580 wayang1671 light entertainment1787 take-off1845 féerie1878 showboating1909 mirthquake1911 mirthquaker1921 icecapade1940 happening1959 stripagram1981 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > other shows or spectacles raree-show1718 cattle-show1815 flower-show1845 baby show1854 trade show1854 horse-show1856 dress parade1870 field show1870 bottle show1883 medicine show1903 aquacade1937 icecapade1940 talent show1955 1940 Monticello (Iowa) Express 25 Jan. 3/3 (headline) An ‘Icecapade’. ‘Oops!’ Bang! Down goes another amateur, and there goes another happy hope of being a second Sonja Henie. 1941 Time 10 Feb. 67/1 Another touring frostbite fiesta called Ice-Capades of 1941. 1963 Times 7 Mar. 3/6 Football..finally broke out of the strangling cocoon of snow, ice and mud to be rediscovered as a thing of excitement and calculated skill almost forgotten during the recent ice-capades. 1990 K. Vonnegut Hocus Pocus xvii. 140 And then his son Bruce..joined the Ice Capades as a chorus boy... And Bruce was so happy with the ice show. 2006 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 4 Feb. I prefer to be a couch potato and watch the icecapades from the comfort of my sofa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940
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