"April fools" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: En-us-April fools.oga [US]
  1. Expressed when the speaker has pranked someone successfully on April Fools' Day. Synonyms: April Fools
    Sense id: en-April_fools-en-intj-iw70I6-G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4

Noun

Audio: En-us-April fools.oga [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} April fools
  1. plural of April fool Tags: form-of, plural Form of: April fool
    Sense id: en-April_fools-en-noun-7wyEGQHY

Alternative forms

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