v-j day

1. 1.

   the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II

   Synonyms15 August 1945

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Questions about v-j day

What does v-j day mean?

v-j day means "the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II".

What is another word for v-j day?

Close synonyms include 15 August 1945. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is v-j day a common word?

v-j day is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.