tinkeringjoy
nounUK /ˈtɪŋkərɪŋdʒɔɪ/
US /ˈtɪŋkərɪŋdʒɔɪ/
The happy feeling you get when you play with things and fix them up.
Building a cardboard robot gave her a big burst of tinkeringjoy.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The warm pride of making something broken work again.
He felt tinkeringjoy when the old radio crackled back to life.
3. The cheerful mess of tools, wires, and spare parts on a workbench.
Her desk was full of tinkeringjoy, with screws and springs everywhere.
4. A shared happy time of taking things apart together.
Saturday mornings were pure tinkeringjoy for the whole family.