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april fool
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fool \Fool\, n. [OE. fol, n. & adj., F. fol, fou, foolish, mad; a fool, prob. fr. L. follis a bellows, wind bag, an inflated ball; perh. akin to E. bellows. Cf. Folly, Follicle.]
One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of understanding; an idiot; a natural.
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A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt.
Extol not riches, then, the toil of fools.
--Milton.Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.
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(Script.) One who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom; a wicked person.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
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One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments.
Can they think me . . . their fool or jester?
--Milton.April fool, Court fool, etc. See under April, Court, etc.
Fool's cap, a cap or hood to which bells were usually attached, formerly worn by professional jesters.
Fool's errand, an unreasonable, silly, profitless adventure or undertaking.
Fool's gold, iron or copper pyrites, resembling gold in color.
Fool's paradise, a name applied to a limbo (see under Limbo) popularly believed to be the region of vanity and nonsense. Hence, any foolish pleasure or condition of vain self-satistaction.
Fool's parsley (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant ( [AE]thusa Cynapium) resembling parsley, but nauseous and poisonous.
To make a fool of, to render ridiculous; to outwit; to shame. [Colloq.]
To play the fool, to act the buffoon; to act a foolish part. ``I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.''
--1 Sam. xxvi. 21.
April \A"pril\, n. [L. Aprilis. OE. also Averil, F. Avril, fr. L. Aprilis.]
The fourth month of the year.
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Fig.: With reference to April being the month in which vegetation begins to put forth, the variableness of its weather, etc.
The April's her eyes; it is love's spring.
--Shak.April fool, one who is sportively imposed upon by others on the first day of April. [1913 Webster] ||
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1680s; April-gowk (from Old Norse gaukr "a cuckoo") is a northern variant. April Fool's Day customs of sending people on false errands seem to have come to England from France late 17c.; originally All Fool's Day (1712). In Cumberland, Westmorland and northern parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire, however, May 1 was the day for hoaxing, and the fool was a May gosling. That custom was first attested 1791.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A person subjected to a practical joke on April Fools' Day. Often used as an exclamation upon revealing the joke. 2 A practical joke played on April Fools' Day.
Wikipedia
April Fool is the codename for the spy and double agent who allegedly played a key role in the downfall of the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
April Fool is a phrase associated with April Fools' Day.
April Fool or April fool may also refer to:
"April Fool" is the second single from Canadian band Chalk Circle and the first from their debut EP, The Great Lake.
The single was available on 7" and 12" singles. The 12" featured two remixes of the A-side as well as a remix of third single "Me, myself & I", which are still unavailable on CD.
April Fool is a 2010 Malayalam comedy film directed by Viji Thampi, scripted by Jagadish, and produced by Santosh Damodar. It stars Siddique , Jagadish and Navya Natarajan in lead roles.
While the film credits Jagadish as the script writer, it is in fact an uncredited remake (except for some regional adaptations in the dialogue) of the 2007 Bollywood film Bheja Fry, by Sagar Bellary which inturn was a remake of the 1998 French film Le Dîner de Cons (directed by Francis Veber), a cinema adaptation of the theatrical play of the same name written by Veber himself and an adapted remake of Dinner for Schmucks
The movie gave a poor performance in the box office.
April Fool is a 1964 Indian Bollywood film produced and directed by Subodh Mukherji. It stars Biswajeet and Saira Banu in pivotal roles. This film got mixed reviews from citics, with a 6/10 star rating from Imdb. This is a Comedy/Romance film.
Usage examples of "april fool".
By the time international affairs returned to their normal cold-war level, some wits were calling it the most tasteless April Fool's joke in history.
On the first of April (I remember noting that it was April Fool's Day!
But, apparently, the President had done his own typing on the night of March 31 and into the early morning of Sunday, April 1 -- on April Fool's Day.
They were playing him for an April Fool joke and he foold them instead.
A standard year and a half had passed since he and Zhaarnak had launched their abortive April Fool attack on Home Hive Three in 2365.