April fool
Americannoun
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the victim of a practical joke or trick on April Fools' Day.
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a practical joke or trick played on that day.
noun
Etymology
Origin of April fool
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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This was followed by two smiley faces and a later post saying "April fool ma brother ohh".
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
That taught me not to April fool my mother again.
From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2018
Virgin pride themselves on April fool releases, and Atlantic is just one of many flooding into reporters’ inboxes from Branson’s subsidiaries.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2017
On the one hand, could this be an early Google April fool?
From Forbes ● Sep. 19, 2013
There is no question but that we derived the name April fool from the French Poisson d'Avril.
From Notes and Queries, Number 62, January 4, 1851 by Various
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