April Fool'sn.int.

Brit.

/ˌeɪpr(ᵻ)l ˈfuːlz/, U.S.

/ˌeɪprəl ˈfulz/

Forms: 1800s– April Fool's, 1800s– April Fools. Also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: April Fool's Day n. at April fool n. and int. Compounds.

Etymology: Short for April Fool's Day n. at April fool n. and int. Compounds.

Chiefly North American.

A. n.

April Fool's Day (1 April), a day on which tricks or hoaxes are traditionally perpetrated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > [noun] > specific days of the year

Candlemas1014

May Day1267

All Souls' Dayc1300

midsummer evena1400

firstc1400

Beltane1424

midsummer eve1426

quarter day1435

Beltane1456

mid-Sundaya1475

madding-day1568

Lord Mayor's day1591

Barnaby bright1595

Lammas-eve1597

All Saints' Night1607

Handsel Monday1635

distaff's day1648

long Barnabya1657

St. Valentine's eve1671

leet-day1690

All Fools' Day1702

Boxing Day1743

April Fool's Day1748

Royal Oak Day1759

box day1765

Oak-apple Day1802

All Souls' Eve1805

mischief night1830

Shick-shack Day1847

chalk-back day1851

call night1864

Nut-Monday1867

Arbor Day1872

April Fool's1873

Labour Day1884

Martinmas Sunday1885

call day1886

Samhain1888

Juneteenth1890

Mother's Day1890

Father's Day1908

Thinking Day1927

Punkie night1931

Tweede Nuwejaar1947

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > day for tricks

All Fools' Day1702

April Fool's Day1748

mischief night1830

chalk-back day1851

April Fool's1873

1873 Boston Investigator 30 Apr. 5/5 What a country!.. Only two holy days, and one is Fourth of July, and the other April Fools!

1938 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 51 66 April Fool's is coming, and you're the biggest fool that's running. April Fool's is past, and you're the biggest fool at last.

1970 Barron's National Business & Financial Weekly 4 May 1/1 In the 30 days following April Fool's, the QUOTRON Market Change Index..dropped 15%.

2019 @cam_joseph 27 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 11 Sept. 2019) My identical twin brothers switched classes as a prank when they were little kids, i think on april fool's. no one noticed and they both ran back crying to their own classes.

B. int.

Used to announce that the speaker has played an April Fool's Day trick. Cf. April fool int.

ΚΠ

1982 R. Merkin South Florida Bk. of Dead xv. 128 If I remembered after this was all over, I'd call up and say April Fool's.

1996 N.Y. Times 5 Apr. (Sports section) b15/5 Martin was wincing and holding his knee and yelling about a fracture... ‘Tom was white’... That was when Martin yelled, ‘April Fool's!’

2016 East Bay (Calif.) Times (Nexis) 1 Apr. Steve Kerr's April Fool's prank at shootaround didn't have the desired effect... ‘I said “April Fool's,” and nobody laughed.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	april fools
释义	April Fool'sn.int. Brit. /ˌeɪpr(ᵻ)l ˈfuːlz/, U.S. /ˌeɪprəl ˈfulz/ Forms: 1800s– April Fool's, 1800s– April Fools. Also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: April Fool's Day n. at April fool n. and int. Compounds. Etymology: Short for April Fool's Day n. at April fool n. and int. Compounds. Chiefly North American. A. n. April Fool's Day (1 April), a day on which tricks or hoaxes are traditionally perpetrated. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [noun] > specific days of the year Candlemas1014 May Day1267 All Souls' Dayc1300 midsummer evena1400 firstc1400 Beltane1424 midsummer eve1426 quarter day1435 Beltane1456 mid-Sundaya1475 madding-day1568 Lord Mayor's day1591 Barnaby bright1595 Lammas-eve1597 All Saints' Night1607 Handsel Monday1635 distaff's day1648 long Barnabya1657 St. Valentine's eve1671 leet-day1690 All Fools' Day1702 Boxing Day1743 April Fool's Day1748 Royal Oak Day1759 box day1765 Oak-apple Day1802 All Souls' Eve1805 mischief night1830 Shick-shack Day1847 chalk-back day1851 call night1864 Nut-Monday1867 Arbor Day1872 April Fool's1873 Labour Day1884 Martinmas Sunday1885 call day1886 Samhain1888 Juneteenth1890 Mother's Day1890 Father's Day1908 Thinking Day1927 Punkie night1931 Tweede Nuwejaar1947 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > day for tricks All Fools' Day1702 April Fool's Day1748 mischief night1830 chalk-back day1851 April Fool's1873 1873 Boston Investigator 30 Apr. 5/5 What a country!.. Only two holy days, and one is Fourth of July, and the other April Fools! 1938 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 51 66 April Fool's is coming, and you're the biggest fool that's running. April Fool's is past, and you're the biggest fool at last. 1970 Barron's National Business & Financial Weekly 4 May 1/1 In the 30 days following April Fool's, the QUOTRON Market Change Index..dropped 15%. 2019 @cam_joseph 27 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 11 Sept. 2019) My identical twin brothers switched classes as a prank when they were little kids, i think on april fool's. no one noticed and they both ran back crying to their own classes. B. int. Used to announce that the speaker has played an April Fool's Day trick. Cf. April fool int. ΚΠ 1982 R. Merkin South Florida Bk. of Dead xv. 128 If I remembered after this was all over, I'd call up and say April Fool's. 1996 N.Y. Times 5 Apr. (Sports section) b15/5 Martin was wincing and holding his knee and yelling about a fracture... ‘Tom was white’... That was when Martin yelled, ‘April Fool's!’ 2016 East Bay (Calif.) Times (Nexis) 1 Apr. Steve Kerr's April Fool's prank at shootaround didn't have the desired effect... ‘I said “April Fool's,” and nobody laughed.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.int.1873
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