"wish one joy of it" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wishes one joy of it [present, singular, third-person], wishing one joy of it [participle, present], wished one joy of it [participle, past], wished one joy of it [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wish one joy of it (third-person singular simple present wishes one joy of it, present participle wishing one joy of it, simple past and past participle wished one joy of it)
  1. (ironic) indicates that the described action, although strongly desired or sought by someone, will be futile. Tags: ironic
    Sense id: en-wish_one_joy_of_it-en-verb-H3fyAcTb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it"

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