April Fools' Day

April Fools' Day
The first day in April, when tricks and practical jokes are traditionally played
Syn: All Fools’ Day, hunting the gowke, hunt-the-gowk

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  • April Fools' Day — April 1, a day when practical jokes or tricks are played on unsuspecting people. Also called All Fools Day. [1825 35] * * * or All Fools Day First day of April, named for the custom of playing practical jokes on that date. Though it has been… …   Universalium

  • April Fools' Day — n also All Fools Day April 1st, a day when people play tricks on each other …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • April Fools' Day — n. April 1; All Fools Day, when practical jokes are played on the unsuspecting …   English World dictionary

  • April Fools' Day — April Fools ,Day noun count or uncount April 1, a day when people try to trick each other, especially by making other people believe something that is not true …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • April Fools' Day — This article is about the informal holiday. For other uses, please see April Fool s Day (disambiguation) or April Fool. April Fools Day An April Fool hoax in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2001, featuring its new metro Also called …   Wikipedia

  • April Fools' day — noun the first day of April which is celebrated by playing practical jokes • Syn: ↑April Fools , ↑All Fools day • Hypernyms: ↑day • Part Holonyms: ↑April, ↑Apr * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • April Fools' Day — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms April Fools Day : singular April Fools Day plural April Fools Days 1st April, a day when people try to trick each other, especially by making other people believe something that is not true …   English dictionary

  • April Fools Day 2008 — April 1, 2008 was an April Fools Day falling on a Tuesday. In newspapers, magazines and news websites * About.com s Car Reviews posted a fake story that Toyota had announced a new 256 horsepower V6 Prius to accommodate the needs of car buyers… …   Wikipedia

  • April Fools Day 2007 — April 1, 2007 was an April Fools Day falling on a Sunday. In newspapers, magazines and news websites *BMW: BMW UK traditionally runs an April Fools newspaper ad; [cite web | url = http://www.bmweducation.co.uk/coFacts/view.asp?docID=49 topicID=5… …   Wikipedia

  • April Fools Day 2006 — April 1, 2006 was an April Fools Day falling on a Saturday.On television* Adult Swim (U.S.): Aired Aprils Fool versions of Fullmetal Alchemist and in which fart noises were heard throughout the episode. (The Ghost in the Shell episode aired later …   Wikipedia

  • April Fools' Day RFC — Almost every April Fools Day (1 April) since 1989, the Internet Engineering Task Force has published one or more humorous RFC documents, following in the path blazed by the June 1973 RFC 527 entitled ARPAWOCKY. The following list also includes… …   Wikipedia

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