"April foolery" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌeɪpɹɪl ˈfuːləɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-April foolery.wav [Southern-England] Forms: April fooleries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} April foolery (usually uncountable, plural April fooleries)
  1. Tricks played on April Fools' Day. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-April_foolery-en-noun-qgSFPPov Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for April foolery meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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