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No joy is an English expression meaning a lack of success or failure; it can also mean a lack of luck. It is believed to derive from the lack of happiness or joy when success is achieved or a stroke of good fortune is encountered. Therefore no success, no luck, no joy.
“Did you find it?”
Nah, I looked everywhere but no joy.”
No Joy by AKACroatalin August 31, 2016
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U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) In air intercept, a code meaning, "I have been unsuccessful," or, "I have no information."
No Joy on a visual.
I even made a trip to the mall to try to find the thing...No Joy.
No Joy by TBH999 September 14, 2008
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When a controll tower advises a pilot that he has an approacing aircraft. If the pilot does not see the approacing aircraft, after a few seconds, he can reply "no joy".
I have no joy on the approacing aircraft.
No Joy by Benchfly September 10, 2010
n. Short for No Joy in Mudville, this is an absurdly understated way to say catastrophe. Favored by aviators, the term derives from the baseball poem Casey at the Bat, where in the ninth inning with two outs and two men on base, Casey is poised to hit a home run and win the game.

After acting like an entitled diva and refusing to swing at two good pitches, Casey takes a tremendous swing at the final pitch and (spoiler) strikes out.
Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.
no joy by Mackerm August 1, 2021

no joy june 

HAHAHAHAHA the month where you cant watch porn or any 18+ websites but YOU can nut tho but no porn
muazzam= aww man its no joy june i can watch porn tf maaaaaan
no joy june by my ting November 18, 2019
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