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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The victim of a joke or trick played on April Fools' Day.
  • noun The joke or trick so played.

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  • noun A person subjected to a practical joke on April Fools' Day. Often used as an exclamation upon revealing the joke.
  • noun A practical joke played on April Fools' Day.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a practical joke or trick played on the first day of April
  • noun the butt of a prank played on April 1st

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