Meaning of yokibus | Babel Free
Definitions
A miscellaneous thing or whimsical contraption; a thingamajig.
Examples
“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.”
“O'HORAN: (Taking a rise:) You had invented a yokibus, your letter said, that was on a par with p'ison gas.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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