joystick

/ˈd͡ʒɔɪ.stɪk/

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.

noun

  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.”
  2. A penis.“She playing with my joystick All in my two seater”

verb

  1. 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.”