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APRIL FOOL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A practical joke or trick played on the first day of April
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("April fool" is a kind of...):
practical joke (a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The butt of a prank played on April 1st
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("April fool" is a kind of...):
butt; goat; laughingstock; stooge (a victim of ridicule or pranks)