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Meaning of "April fool" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF APRIL FOOL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APRIL FOOL

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determiner
exclamation
April fool is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APRIL FOOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

April fool

April Fools' Day

April Fools' Day is celebrated every year on the first day of April. Popular since the 19th century, the day is not a national holiday in any country, but it is well known in Europe and the United States, and it is celebrated as a day when people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. The jokes and their victims are known as "April fools". Hoax stories may be reported by the press and other media on this day and explained on subsequent days. The earliest recorded association between April 1 and foolishness can be found in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Many writers suggest that the restoration of January 1 as New Year's Day in the 16th century was responsible for the creation of the holiday, but this theory does not explain earlier references.

Definition of April fool in the English dictionary

The definition of April fool in the dictionary is an unsuspecting victim of a practical joke or trick traditionally performed on the first of April.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APRIL FOOL

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apricate
aprication
apricot
apricot jam
apricot tart
April
April Fools´ Day
April showers

WORDS THAT END LIKE APRIL FOOL

befool
cool
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damn fool
elementary school
fool
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high school
Liverpool
middle school
no fool
outfool
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Synonyms and antonyms of April fool in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «April fool» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APRIL FOOL

Find out the translation of April fool to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of April fool from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «April fool» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

愚人节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Inocentes
570 millions of speakers

English

April fool
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अप्रैल फूल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كذبة ابريل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дурака
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mentira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এপ্রিল বোকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Poisson d´avril
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

April bodoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

April Fool
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エイプリルフール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

만우절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

April gemblung
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

April Fool
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏப்ரல் முட்டாள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एप्रिल फूल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nisan aptal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sciocco di aprile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prima aprilis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дурня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

April Fool
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Πρωταπριλιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

April fool
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

April fool
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

april fool
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of April fool

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APRIL FOOL»

The term «April fool» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.407 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APRIL FOOL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about April fool

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APRIL FOOL»

Discover the use of April fool in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to April fool and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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April Fool's Day
A testimony to the power of love, April Fool's Day is also about understanding: how when we confront our worst, we can become our best. This life-affirming book will change the way you think.
Bryce Courtenay, 2006
2
April Fool
Part courtroom thriller, part classic whodunit, April Fool sees Deverell writing at the top of his form as he puts these characters through some entertaining and very surprising twists and turns. From the Hardcover edition.
William Deverell, 2009
3
April Fool!
On April 1, Will tells his friends how he once saw a bike-riding elephant who sang through his trunk while juggling six bags of junk.
‎2000
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April Fool! Watch Out at School!
In the end Gilbert outwits Lewis with the best trick of all. Diane deGroat's delightful story and fun-filled illustrations will enchant readers of all ages, especially when they discover the surprises in many of the illustrations.
Diane Degroat, 2011
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April's Fool
The first book, April?s Fool shows Judge Gerald S. Clark as an incurable lady?s man (women his only weakness), born on April 1, his mother called him her April Fool baby but his brother Paul had an even better name April?s Fool.
Edna May Cieslewicz, 2008
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April Fool's Day
Nancy, George, and Bess have been invited to an April Fool's Day party at their new schoolmate's house.
Carolyn Keene, 2009
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Mud Flat April Fool
The animal inhabitants of Mud Flat play April Fools' Day tricks on each other involving flying saucers, disappearing neighbors, and water-squirting flowers.
James Stevenson, 1998
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The Guardian Book of April Fool's Day
Now, Martin Wainwright explores its development into a media phenomenon, collects all the best spoofs, revels in the gullibility that greets the tallest stories, and finds the most incredible stories published on 1 April that were actually ...
Martin Wainwright, 2007
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Arthur's April Fool
In Arthur's April Fool, Arthur prepares to perform his magic tricks for the April Fool's Day school assembly while trying to keep the class bully from pulverizing him.
Marc Brown, 2009
10
Lila's April Fool
Lila Fowler invites the entire second-grade class to her April Fools' Day party, but when she tells them it is all a joke, the Wakefield twins and their friends play a little prank on Miss Lila.
Molly Mia Stewart, Francine Pascal, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APRIL FOOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term April fool is used in the context of the following news items.
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Social media becomes crucial marketing tool for small business
The man behind the posts, city communications coordinator Timothy Martin, said the April Fool's Day joke did exactly what it was designed to ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
2
Halle Berry: 'It Took Me Years To Build Respect'
But Berry soon revealed it was just an April Fool's joke. Berry told People she was going to continue with the gag, but realized she should stop ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
3
Volunteer coach charged with posing as waitress, sexting with 14 …
At a team meal after a Yough junior varsity baseball game on April Fool's Day , the volunteer assistant coach allegedly got a pretty waitress to ... «WTAE Pittsburgh, Jul 15»
4
The April Fool's Joke
Howard says, “What is this, an April Fool's joke? You've been married 58 years! You're 86 years old! What are you talking about?” “Not April ... «Commentary Magazine, Jul 15»
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Rocksteady Smartly Outplayed Fans On Arkham Knight's Identity …
At that time many Batman Arkham fans (including me) took this tweet more of an "April FOOL" joke from tweet, but today we came to know that ... «Gamepur, Jul 15»
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Burger Chain Turns Its Cricket Milkshake April Fool's Joke Into Real …
This time it's different: a burger chain is putting insects on the menu on purpose, after an April Fool's joke proved to be popular with customers. «The Consumerist, Jun 15»
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Tom Cribbin told a local journalist on April Fool's Day that …
Speaking to Midlands Radio 3 this morning, Buckley revealed the contents of the text message that he received from Cribbin on April Fool's ... «The42, Jun 15»
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Mother Nature and Fenway Park
Crew members began to remove snow after the April Fool's Blizzard in 1997. Crew members began to remove snow from near the Green ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
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Everyday is April Fool's Day
Everyday is April Fool's Day. by Phyllis Wong, phylliswyy@theborneopost.com. Posted on June 28, 2015, Sunday ... «The Borneo Post, Jun 15»
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Syria: A Sick Joke on April Fool's Day
I thought it was an April Fool's joke, and an unnecessary one given the sheer amount of hypocrisy and lies we had to navigate on a daily basis. «Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. April fool [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/april-fool>. May 2024 ».
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