April foolery
/ˌeɪpɹɪl ˈfuːləɹi/
April foolery noun: tricks played on April Fools' Day.
Noun
April foolery (usually uncountable, plural April fooleries)
- Tricks 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
- 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
Forms of April foolery
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Questions about April foolery
- What does April foolery mean?
- April foolery means tricks played on April Fools' Day.
- What part of speech is April foolery?
- April foolery is a noun.
- How do you pronounce April foolery?
- April foolery is pronounced /ˌeɪpɹɪl ˈfuːləɹi/.
- What is the plural of April foolery?
- The plural of April foolery is April fooleries.
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