April foolery

/ˌeɪpɹɪl ˈfuːləɹi/

noun

Tricks played on April Fools' Day.

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Meanings

nounApril foolery (usually uncountable, plural April fooleries)

plural April fooleries

  1. uncountableusuallyTricks played on April Fools' Day.

    Not till days afterward did he realize that it had been a piece of April-foolery.

    1934, James Hilton, chapter 8, in Goodbye, Mr. Chips, London: Hodder & Stoughton
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    On March 31 last year, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia issued a warning to Muslims not to participate in April foolery, which he described as "a practice of the unbelievers".

    2002 April 1, Brian Whitaker, “These Foolish Things”, in The Guardian
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April foolery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/April%20foolery

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