joystick

plural joysticks · alternative joy-stick · alternative joy stick

1. 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.

   1989, Microtimes, volume 6, page 140

2. slangA penis.

   She playing with my joystick All in my two seater

   2015, “Gamez”, performed by Maejor ft. Keri Hilson

   Synonyms: anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga

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1. raretransitiveTo maneuver by means of a joystick (noun sense 1).

   It can run in autonomous mode or be manually joysticked using a radio controller.

   2007, Gaurav Suhas Sukhatme, Stefan Schaal, Wolfram Burgard, Dieter Fox, Robotics: Science and Systems II, page 106

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   Marketing your home isn't as difficult as joysticking a Mars rover through a crater, despite what many people believe.

   2006, Sid Davis, Home makeovers that sell, page 124

   Therefore, part of the errors in the localization results is due to the problem of joysticking the robot exactly onto the marked positions.

   2007, Gerhard Lakemeyer, Elizabeth Sklar, Domenico G Sorrenti, Tomoichi Takahashi, RoboCup 2006: Robot Soccer World Cup X, page 254