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- verb Present participle of
April-fool .
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Examples
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In England, the custom of April-fooling is practiced very much as it is in the United States.
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It has been said that "what compound is to simple addition, so is Scotch to English April-fooling."
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We counted up before returning home, and found that forty-four miles had been ridden back and forth during the day on account of this silly April-fooling.
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"I guess he was just April-fooling me," she suggested comfortingly, and the insistence of her soft gaze was such that Eloise looked up and met a smile so irresistible, that in spite of herself, her expression relaxed.
Jewel Clara Louise Burnham 1890
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"It trailer parts has been suggested that Europe derived its April-fooling from ..."
Computerworld News 2010
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April-fooling around and focusing on tomorrow's lunchtime kick-off at Old Trafford while their title rivals suffered from the rigours of Europe.
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April-fooling around and focusing on tomorrow's lunchtime kick-off at Old Trafford while their title rivals suffered from the rigours of Europe.
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