joy-stick

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [joi stik]
- /dʒɔɪ stɪk/
- /dʒɔɪ stɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [joi stik]
- /dʒɔɪ stɪk/

Definitions of joy-stick word

noun joy-stick Informal. the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle. 1
noun joy-stick Computers. a lever resembling this, used to control movement of a cursor or other graphic element for video games and computer graphics. Compare mouse (def 4), stylus (def 3). 1
noun joy-stick any leverlike switch for controlling, manipulating, guiding, or the like. 1

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Origin of joy-stick

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; joy + stick1

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Parts of speech for Joy-stick

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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joy-stick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.