joy stick

joy stick
noun
Etymology: perhaps from English slang joy stick penis; from its position between the knees of the aviator

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joy stick,
Slang.
1. the control lever of an airplane, usually of a small plane.
2. the control lever of an automobile, submarine, or the like.
3. any similar control lever, as that of a computer game: »

The joy stick allows them to rotate the object on the screen (Kenneth Engel).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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