joyride
[
joi
-rahyd]
/ˈdʒɔɪˌraɪd/
noun
1.
a pleasure
ride
in an automobile, especially when the vehicle is driven recklessly or used without the owner's permission.
2.
a brief, emotionally exciting interlude.
verb (used without object)
,
joyrode,
joyridden,
joyriding.
3.
to go on a joyride.
Origin
1905-10,
Americanism;
joy
+
ride
Related forms
joyrider,
noun
British Dictionary definitions for
joy-rider
joyride
noun
1.
a ride taken for pleasure in a car, esp in a stolen car driven recklessly
verb
-rides,
-riding,
-rode,
-ridden
2.
(
intransitive
) to take such a ride
Derived Forms
joyrider,
noun
joyriding,
noun
Slang definitions & phrases for
joy-rider
joy-rider
noun
An occasional and nonaddicted user of narcotics
(1940s+ Narcotics)