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 blacked out to resolve 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 a pilot is unable to acquire a target, either visually or on tactical radar (military).
- See more words with the same meaning: military (related to).
Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by WOLTX from Levelland, TX 79336, USA on Jul 21 2012.
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| Definitions include: success. | |
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