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April Fool's Day

NOUN
all fools' day
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Appearing in Thologolong and its surrounds recently, however, were a handful of road signs graffitied with Freeman's name – something Janice Newnham told the BBC she'd thought was "somebody's April Fool's Day joke".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

It was, of course, an April Fool's Day joke.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

“First of all, I got the call on April Fool’s Day, April 1st, and I thought it was a joke at first,” Cooper said, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2024

The fish doorbell launched for the first time on March 29, 2021—unfortunate timing, van Heukelum noted, as it was just a few days before April Fool’s Day.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2024

April Fool’s Day is when most seniors get their acceptance or rejection letters from college.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson



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