joystick

joy·stick

noun \-ˌstik\

Definition of JOYSTICK

1

: a lever in an airplane that operates the elevators by a fore-and-aft motion and the ailerons by a side-to-side motion

2

: a control for any of various devices (as a computer) that resembles an airplane's joystick especially in being capable of motion in two or more directions

Examples of JOYSTICK

1. This game works with either a mouse or joystick.

Origin of JOYSTICK

perhaps from English slang joystick penis

First Known Use: 1910

Rhymes with JOYSTICK

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