April Fool's Day
Annual joke celebration
April Fool's Day is April 1st, a day for playing pranks and practical jokes.
The tradition involves tricking others, then revealing the deception with "April Fools!" News outlets and brands sometimes publish fake stories.
Someone who falls for an April Fool's prank is called an April fool.
Also called All Fools' Day.
Deliberate deception for effect
- prankPlayful trick on someone
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- trickDeliberate deception
practical joke · gotcha · fake news · rickroll · whoopee cushion · hand buzzer · fake spider · water balloon
Deliberate deception or fraud
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
- bamboozleDeceive through cunning
- gullibilityEase of being deceived
dupery · fooled · dupe · sucker · mark · gotcha · fake · phony
Humorous remarks or stories
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
- witClever, inventive humor
- satireMockery exposing vice
parody · jesting · gags · silliness · amusement · hilarity · lightheartedness · funniness
Festive event marking occasion
- annualOccurring every year
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- observanceKeeping of customs
- customHabitual group practice
calendar · festivity · commemorative · seasonal · yearly · cultural · worldwide · international
hoax
Deliberate deception for effect
trick · practical joke · gotcha · fake news · rickroll · whoopee cushion · hand buzzer · fake spider · water balloon · jump scare
trickery
Deliberate deception or fraud
gullibility · dupery · fooled · dupe · sucker · mark · gotcha · fake · phony · fabrication
jokes
Humorous remarks or stories
satire · parody · jesting · gags · silliness · amusement · hilarity · lightheartedness · funniness · absurdity
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
- annualOccurring every year
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- observanceKeeping of customs
custom · calendar · festivity · commemorative · seasonal · yearly · cultural · worldwide · international
vernal
Relating to spring
- springtimeSeason following winter
- blossomsFlowers on trees
- showersLight, passing rainfalls
renewal · budding · daffodils · tulips · warming · thaw · birdsong · cherry blossoms · greenery · pollination
April Fool's DayHolocaust Remembrance Day
Memorial for Nazi genocide victims
Good Friday · Memorial Day · Remembrance Day · state funeral · Veterans Day
April Fool's DayArmistice Day
WWI ceasefire commemoration
D-Day anniversary · Pearl Harbor Day · Independence Day · bank holiday · federal holiday
April, fool, fools, foolish, foolishly, foolishness, foolery, daily