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fool's spring

fool's spring noun: a period of warm weather in early spring before a cold snap.

Noun

fool's spring (uncountable)

  1. A period of warm weather in early spring before a cold snap.
    • "It may be spring and then again it may not be," is the Rocky mountain weather man's reply to questions whether it's a "fool's spring" or the real thing that has invaded the mountain country.1934 January 29, “Burros Braying, It Means Spring”, in The Spokesman-Review
    • {...} the days were longer now, lots of bright light, even though it was still just fool's spring and we had had snow just the other week.1992, Meg Pei, Salaryman, Viking Penguin, page 186

Examples of fool's spring in a sentence

  • Northern Ohio is in the midst of what humorous folks on social media call Fool's Spring, which will be followed by Second Winter.2021 February 25, Craig Webb, “Warm weather makes Ohioans think it's 'Fool's Spring'”, in Akron Beacon Journal:
  • A spell of warm weather in March or April immediately followed by a cold snap is often called a "fool's spring".2022 March 29, Amy Phipps, “Fool's spring sees warm spell make way for cold snap”, in BBC News:

Questions about fool's spring

What does fool's spring mean?
Fool's spring means a period of warm weather in early spring before a cold snap.
How do you use fool's spring in a sentence?
Northern Ohio is in the midst of what humorous folks on social media call Fool's Spring, which will be followed by Second Winter.
What part of speech is fool's spring?
Fool's spring is a noun.

Words near fool's spring in the dictionary

  1. fool's mates
  2. fool's mushroom
  3. fool's paradise
  4. fool's parsley
  5. fool's rack
  6. fool's spring
  7. fool's watercress
  8. fool's-parsley
  9. fool-hardy
  10. fool-hearted
  11. fool-heartedly

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