V-J Day

American

[vee-jay] / ˈviˈdʒeɪ /

noun

August 15, 1945, the day Japan accepted the Allied surrender terms in World War II.

V-J Day British

noun

the day marking the Allied victory over Japan in World War II (Aug 15, 1945)

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V-J Day Cultural

The day of victory over Japan for the Allies in World War II; September 2, 1945, the day of Japan's formal surrender. (Compare V-E Day.)

Etymology

Origin of V-J Day

V-J: victory over Japan

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V-J Day

Full of optimism when they meet during V-J Day festivities in New York, Lt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2023

I was born less than two years after its counterpart V-J Day, marking the surrender of Imperial Japan in August 1945.

From Salon ● May 9, 2020

Mustered out of the Marines after V-J Day, Scotty shows up in L.A. with nothing to offer but his good looks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2018

But it wasn’t just a celebration of the end of the conflict, nor was it just a celebration of V-J Day.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 16, 2016

Three weeks after V-J Day, the Norfolk Journal and Guide reported layoffs of 1,500 Newport News shipyard workers and a “decrease for women workers, both white and colored.”

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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