joystick
noun
- control system
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪ.stɪk/ / /ˈd͡ʒoɪ.stɪk/ / /ˈd͡ʒoɪ.stək/
noun
Etymology: From joy + stick. First attested around 1910 (as joy-stick) as the control stick on an airplane. Its relation to the word joy is unclear.
- A mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.
“If games are your life, the choice of a joystick is desperately important.”
- A penis.
“She playing with my joystick All in my two seater”
verb
Etymology: From joy + stick. First attested around 1910 (as joy-stick) as the control stick on an airplane. Its relation to the word joy is unclear.
- To maneuver by means of a joystick (noun sense 1).
“Marketing your home isn't as difficult as joysticking a Mars rover through a crater, despite what many people believe.”
“Therefore, part of the errors in the localization results is due to the problem of joysticking the robot exactly onto the marked positions.”