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English
Etymology
From yoke + jocular Latin -ibus. Compare thingumajig.
Pronunciation
enPR: yōkʹ-ĭ-bûs
Noun
yokibus (plural not attested)
- (Ireland, slang, dated) A miscellaneous thing or whimsical contraption; a thingamajig.
- 1961, Jack McQuillan, Dáil Éireann debates, Vol.189 no.1 p.17 cc.16-17 9 May 1961:
- With your permission, Sir, I propose to have this “yokibus” made available in the Library so every Deputy will have an opportunity of seeing the way this country is being caricatured by the Government.
- 1994 , Hugh Leonard, "Senna For Sonny", Plays International, Vol.10 p.38:
- O'HORAN: (Taking a rise:) You had invented a yokibus, your letter said, that was on a par with p'ison gas.
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