April Fools' Day

noun

1. April 1, a day when practical jokes or tricks are played on unsuspecting people.

Word History and Origins

Origin of April Fools' Day¹

First recorded in 1745–50; the variant All Fools' Day is first recorded in 1700–05

Example Sentences

In that first annual report issued on April Fools Day, the company revealed that it scarcely considered itself a real social media business at all.

From Los Angeles Times

Released for the PC as part of the studio’s April Fools’ Day tradition, the game sold a million copies within two weeks.

From New York Times

The Queen's Gambit star told fans she married her "best friend" at a ceremony on April Fools Day two years ago.

From BBC

“Today isn’t April Fools day Snoop,” said one.

From BBC

He inadvertently led this tiny band of eccentrics, plucked from the upper rungs of British society, into a historic plunge off the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England, on April Fools’ Day in 1979.

From New York Times