the day on which the fighting with Japan officially ended in WWII (Aug. 15, 1945) or the day the surrender was formally signed (Sept. 2, 1945)
Origin of V-J Day
from v(ictory over) J(apan)V-J Day
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V-J Day
noun
August 15, 1945, the day on which the Allies announced the surrender of Japanese forces during World War II.
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V(ictory in) J(apan) DayTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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