"April foolery" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌeɪpɹɪl ˈfuːləɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-April foolery.wav 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2002 April 1, Brian Whitaker, “These Foolish Things”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "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\".",
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