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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Ireland, slang, dated) 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.
O'HORAN: (Taking a rise:) You had invented a yokibus, your letter said, that was on a par with p'ison gas.
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Yokibus means (Ireland, slang, dated) A miscellaneous thing or whimsical contraption; a thingamajig..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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