April Fools' Day
Annual joke day
April Fools' Day is April 1st, when playing pranks and spreading hoaxes is traditional.
The target of a successful prank is called an April fool.
News outlets and companies sometimes participate with fake announcements: The tech company announced a ridiculous product that turned out to be an April Fools' Day joke.
Also called All Fools' Day.
Deliberate deception for effect
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
bamboozle · tomfoolery · prankster · jokester · practical joke · ruse · stunt · gotcha
Humorous remarks or stories
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- satireMockery exposing vice
- witClever, inventive humor
- punsJokes using sound similarities
parody · sarcasm · laughter · gags · slapstick · banter · jesting · quips
Deliberate deception
- misleadCause false belief
- fabricateInvent or manufacture
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
fake news · sham · falsify · disinformation · gullibility · credulity · dupe · con
Festive event marking occasion
- observanceKeeping of customs
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- annualOccurring every year
- springRecoiling metal spiral
Not anticipated beforehand
- revealMake something visible
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- gotchaExclamation upon catching someone
- startleFrighten suddenly
bewilderment · disbelief · reaction · unsuspecting · caught off guard · double-take · realization · timing
hoax
Deliberate deception for effect
shenanigans · bamboozle · tomfoolery · prankster · jokester · practical joke · ruse · stunt · gotcha · prank call
jokes
Humorous remarks or stories
puns · parody · sarcasm · laughter · gags · slapstick · banter · jesting · quips · irony
trick
Deliberate deception
subterfuge · fake news · sham · falsify · disinformation · gullibility · credulity · dupe · con · sucker
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
- observanceKeeping of customs
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- annualOccurring every year
unexpected
Not anticipated beforehand
startle · bewilderment · disbelief · reaction · unsuspecting · caught off guard · double-take · realization · timing · buildup
mischief
Playful troublesome behavior
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
fun · frivolity · lighthearted · giggles · frolic · joviality · merriment · good-natured · harmless · impish
April Fools' DayGood Friday
Crucifixion memorial day
Memorial Day · Remembrance Day · Holocaust Remembrance Day · Veterans Day · All Souls' Day
April, fool, fools, daily, foolish, foolishly, foolishness, foolery, foolhardy