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Princeton's WordNet

  1. April Fools', April Fools' day, All Fools' daynoun

    the first day of April which is celebrated by playing practical jokes

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  1. april fools'

    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 fools'

    April Fools' is a tradition or custom celebrated annually on the first day of April, the April Fools' Day, where people play practical jokes, hoaxes, or pranks on each other. The jokes and their victims are called "April fools". It is widely recognized and celebrated as a day when people play all kinds of pranks and hoaxes on each other, which are typically revealed by shouting "April fool".

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of april fools' in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of april fools' in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of april fools' in a Sentence

  1. Tina Fey:

    Earlier tonight in what is surely an April Fools' joke, the President proclaimed that next month will be national sexual assault and awareness prevention month... so now we know what he gave up for Lent, that's good.

  2. Justin Bieber:

    I didn't at all mean to be insensitive to people who can't have children, a lot of people I know, their first go to prank on April fools is telling their parents they are pregnant to get a big reaction. But I will apologize anyway and take responsibility and say sorry to people who were offended.

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