yokibus

Etymology
From + jocular. Compare.

Noun

 * 1)  A miscellaneous thing or whimsical contraption; a thingamajig.
 * 2) * 1961,, 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” ["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.
 * 1) * 1994 [set in 1929],, "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.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:thingy