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单词 all fools day
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All Fools' Dayn.

Brit. /ˌɔːl ˈfuːlz deɪ/, U.S. /ˌɔl ˈfulz deɪ/, /ˌɑl ˈfulz deɪ/
Forms: 1700s– All Fools Day, 1700s– All Fools' Day, 1700s– All Fool's Day.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: all adj., fool n.1, day n.
Etymology: < all adj. + fools' , genitive plural of fool n.1 + day n., apparently humorously after All Saints' Day n. and All Souls' Day n. Compare April fool n.
The first of April; = April Fool's Day n. at April fool n. and int. Compounds.
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1702 Coley's Merlinus Anglicus Junior sig. A6v, (table) All Fools Day.
1760 Poor Robin sig. A7v The first of April some do say, Is set apart for All-Fools Day.
1777 J. Brand Observ. Pop. Antiq. 398 All-Fools' Day, a corruption it should seem of Auld i.e. Old Fools' Day.
1823 C. Lamb Elia 95 (title) All Fools' Day... The compliments of the season to my worthy masters.
1847 J. Oswandel Notes of Mexican War 1 Apr. (1885) 102 This morning being the 1st of April, it being All Fools' Day, I saw several of our men fooled.
1928 Boys' Life Sept. 10/3 It was All Fools' day before Darr made his first flight into the air.
a1963 S. Plath Ariel (1965) 57 Mute as a turnip from the Fourth Of July to All Fools' Day.
1966 H. Davies New London Spy (1967) 14 April. Begins with All Fools' Day. Newspapers and radio occasionally produce..spoof interviews and stories.
2011 M. M. Buckner Gravity Pilot ii. i. 144 You know what day this is? April 1. All Fools' Day. Maybe it's a sign of good luck.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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