Definitions for april fool
april fool

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. April foolnoun

   the butt of a prank played on April 1st

2. April foolnoun

   a practical joke or trick played on the first day of April

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1. April foolnoun

   A person subjected to a practical joke on April Fools' Day. Often used as an exclamation upon revealing the joke.

2. April foolnoun

   A practical joke played on April Fools' Day.

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1. april fool

   April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is an annual custom on 1 April consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!" at the recipient. Mass media can be involved in these pranks, which may be revealed as such the following day. The custom of setting aside a day for playing harmless pranks upon one's neighbour has been relatively common in the world historically.

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1. april fool

   April Fool's Day, also known as All Fools' Day, is a cultural celebration held every year on the 1st of April where people play practical jokes, hoaxes, and pranks on each other. The jokes and their victims are often referred to as "April fools". The practices, origins, and customs associated with this day vary widely among different countries and cultures. It is generally a day of fun and laughter, however, the responses and reactions vastly depend on the nature of the prank.

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1. April Fool

   April Fool is the codename for the spy and double agent who allegedly played a key role in the downfall of the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

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1. April Fool

   The custom of April Fooling originated in France, which country took the lead in shifting the New Year from what is now Lady Day to the 1st of January. This occurred in 1564. From the earliest periods of history people bestowed gifts upon their neighbours at the New Year, but as the 25th of March so often fell in Holy Week, even on Good Friday itself, the Church uniformly postponed the celebration of the New Year until the octave--viz. the 1st of April. When, therefore, New Year’s Day had been transferred to the 1st of January, people paid mock visits to their friends on the 1st of April with the object of fooling them into the belief that matters remained as they were. The like custom was introduced into England on the alteration of our calendar in 1762. April Fools’ Day is supposed to be over at twelve o’clock, since the New Year’s visitation and bestowal of gifts always took place before noon.

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How to pronounce april fool?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of april fool in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of april fool in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of april fool in a Sentence

1. Ted Cruz:

   Teasing the media machine that’s been following his every move, Gov. Scott Walker said he would have a major announcement Wednesday morning. Then he pulled an April Fool's joke. Itstarted with this tweetat 9 a.m. Then at 10 a.m., hetweeted this.

2. Dwayne Johnson:

   It came early, actually, this past Sunday, [Lauren] wakes me up and was like, ‘Hey, you’ve gotta get up, I’m having the baby!’ And it was like a full-on, full-tilt boogie, going 100 mph… We get in the car and as soon as I’m backing up, she’s like, ‘April Fool's!’.

3. Sandeip Tomir:

   It seems April Fool's day has been preponed and observed today and even its date extended

4. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   I thought at first it was an April fool's joke, they are not prepared to accept that you, citizens of Israel, support me.

5. Kim Gang-lip:

   I don't think of this as an April Fool's prank...I wanted to tell you that protecting yourself is protecting the precious people around you.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=april fool
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/April_Fool
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fool
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=april fool
6. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=april fool