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madcap

[mad-kap] / ˈmædˌkæp /


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Its pieces stir and whir, suggesting a madcap puzzle machine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The Goodies got their own series in 1970, and the trio's slapstick comedy and madcap songs entertained millions of viewers for 12 years.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

New reads abound for your vacation tote throughout the weeks of July, with fiction picks featuring a Carnival cruise casualty, a highly entertaining jewel heist at the Waldorf-Astoria, and a Soviet-era madcap adventure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

The madcap ending was one of several key stories, including:

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

I think of her madcap, joyful dresses, of her dust-covered bedroom.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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