oh joy
Feigned enthusiasm phrase
Oh joy is a sarcastic exclamation expressing the opposite of delight—typically resignation, dread, or weary acceptance of something unwelcome: Oh joy, another meeting about meetings.
The phrase inverts genuine expressions of happiness to signal that the speaker finds the situation tedious or disagreeable.
Occasionally used sincerely, but the ironic sense dominates.
- cheerJoyfulness or encouragement
- smilePleased facial expression
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- exclamationForceful sudden utterance
huzzah · overjoyed · happy dance · wahoo · interjection · whee · sarcasm · eye-roll · rolling eyes · fake smile · underwhelmed · grin · woohoo · irony · happiness · sardonic · dry humor · celebration
- sarcasmyeah right, as if, how original, big surprise, just great
- exclamations of joyhooray, yay, woohoo, hurrah, yahoo
- exclamationsyes, no, wow, hey, ouch