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Noun[edit]
- (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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