The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
AFJ
//, n.
Written-only abbreviation for ?April Fool's Joke?. Elaborate April Fool's
hoaxes are a long-established tradition on Usenet and Internet; see
kremvax for an example. In fact, April Fool's Day is the only seasonal
holiday consistently marked by customary observances on Internet and other
hacker networks.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
April Fool's Joke
AFJ
(AFJ) Elaborate April Fool's hoaxes are a
long-established tradition on Usenet and Internet; see
kremvax for an example. In fact, April Fool's Day is the
*only* seasonal holiday marked by customary observances on the
hacker networks.
(1995-01-25)