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yokibus

yokibus noun: a miscellaneous thing or whimsical contraption; a thingamajig.

Noun

yokibus (plural not attested)

  1. (Ireland, dated, no plural, slang) A miscellaneous thing or whimsical contraption; a thingamajig.
    • With your permission, Sir, I propose to have this “yokibus” ["a badge bearing caricatures and words of a ludicrously stage-Irish nature"] made available in the Library so every Deputy will have an opportunity of seeing the way this country is being caricatured by the Government.1961, Jack McQuillan, Dáil Éireann debates, Vol.189 no.1 p.17 cc.16-17 9 May 1961
    • O'HORAN: (Taking a rise:) You had invented a yokibus, your letter said, that was on a par with p'ison gas.1994 [set in 1929], Hugh Leonard, "Senna For Sonny", Plays International, Vol.10 p.38

Origin of yokibus

From yoke + jocular Latin -ibus. Compare thingumajig.

Questions about yokibus

What does yokibus mean?
Yokibus means a miscellaneous thing or whimsical contraption; a thingamajig.
What part of speech is yokibus?
Yokibus is a noun.

Words near yokibus in the dictionary

  1. yokes
  2. yokest
  3. yoketh
  4. yokewise
  5. yokewood
  6. yokibus
  7. yoking
  8. yokings
  9. yokked
  10. yokking
  11. Yokley

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