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gamepad

noun
/ˈɡeɪm.pæd/

Etymology

from game + pad

  1. inherited from *paddǭ✻ — “toad”
  2. inherited from *paddā✻
  3. inherited from padde
  4. inherited from pade
  5. compounded as gamepad — “game + pad”

Definitions

  1. A type of game controller held in both hands and controlled with the thumbs.

The neighborhood

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