aprilvis

Meaning

April fool, a joke played on April Fools' Day

Concepts

April fool

gowk

April Fool's day joke

April Fool's trick

April Fool's hoax

April Fool's joke

April Fool

April Fool's day gag

April Fool's gag

Synonyms

1 aprilgrap

aprilmop

Translations

كذبة أبريل

Aprilscherz

poisson d’avril

pesce d'aprile

dia da mentira

pez de abril

inocentada

nisanbalığı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aːˈprɪlˌvɪs/

Etymology

Literally, “April fish”. From april (“April”) + vis (“fish”), a calque of French poisson d'avril. From the practical joke played on April Fools', of pinning a fish to the back of a person.