"joystick waggler" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: joystick wagglers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} joystick waggler (plural joystick wagglers)
  1. (video games, informal) A video game, usually based on a sport, where the player must build up and maintain speed or energy by rapidly moving the joystick back and forth. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Video game genres
    Sense id: en-joystick_waggler-en-noun-imJi1DF4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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