Definition of no joy

no joy

interjection

"unsuccessful".
I looked everywhere for my cellphone, but no joy.

Citation from Rookie Blue, "Signals Crossed", Season 1 Episode 4 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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From military aviation. A pilot reports "no joy" when an attempt to establish visual or radio contact with another aircraft is unsuccessful; or when an attempt to acquire a target - either visually or on tactical radar - is unsuccessful.
- See more words with the same meaning: military (related to).
Last edited on Sep 04 2015. Submitted by WOLTX from Levelland, TX 79336, USA on Jul 21 2012.

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