no joy

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Noun

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no joy

  1. (military) Unable to establish visual or radio contact with a target aircraft.
  2. (idiomatic) A negative outcome; no success; a failure.
    I've been waiting 20 minutes for a bus, and still no joy.
    • 1994, Stuart Woods, Heat:
      We X-rayed the briefcase last night, but no joy. The P160 technician reckoned it was lined in lead foil.

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