n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ stik
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from English slang joystick penis
Date: 1910
1 : a lever in an airplane that operates the elevators by a fore-and-aft motion and the ailerons by a side-to-side motion
2 : a control for any of various devices (as a computer) that resembles an airplane's joystick especially in being capable of motion in two or more directions