thumbstick

English

Etymology

From thumb +‎ stick.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈθʌmˌstɪk/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

thumbstick (plural thumbsticks)

  1. (video games) A small joystick, generally part of a larger game controller, that can be operated with the thumb.
    • 2023 May 25, Nic Reuben, “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum review”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      Occasionally, when playing any given PC port, you’ll experience disorienting frame drops when using a mouse to control a camera that clearly was designed to move only as fluidly as console thumbsticks would allow.

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