It's April Fool's Day! It's a day when your friends and family, colleagues, even newspapers, magazines, and radio programs play practical jokes on people. The jokes can be quick and simple or they can be elaborate, making others believe that they're true when, in fact, they're not. Then the pranksters yell out, "April Fools!" ... and you feel (sort of) bad that you fell for the joke.
- PLAY PRACTICAL JOKES - trick someone to believe something false just for fun
- ELABORATE - complicated; complex
- PRANKSTERS - people who play practical jokes on people
- FALL FOR A JOKE - believe someone's joke, usually something that is not true
Here's an example of a practical joke: Michael Brady told his class this morning that they were going to have a test today. The class was taken by surprise.
- BE TAKEN BY SURPRISE - be surprised
