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joyride

noun

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verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪˌɹaɪd/

noun

Etymology: From joy + ride.

  1. A ride in a vehicle taken solely for pleasure or enjoyment, especially a vehicle ride taken with no particular goal or purpose and just for the pleasure or enjoyment of a vehicle ride.

    Launched last March, the H.C.C. is similar to a country club-except, instead of playing golf, members take joyrides or leisurely weekend trips in any of the top-of-the-line cars housed in a Century City garage.

    It's called the Beast for a reason: You literally hold on to your hat -- and your sunglasses, and anything else that isn't secured -- for a 30-minute joyride. Painted to look like a bright green, sharp-toothed shark, this 70-foot racing boat zips down the Hudson, skips over waves and zooms past the Empire State Building and other landmarks at up to 45 mph.

  2. An instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner, especially a vehicle which has been taken without the permission of the owner.

    Thieves took three go-karts for a joyride through the streets of Norwich.

    “A joyride gone terribly wrong,” Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor said during a news conference in Steilacoom, which is about 3 miles from the island.

  3. A very pleasant experience.

    Hello, you fool, I love you / Come on, join the joyride

    Treat your taste buds. A good meal is a three-hour joyride for the senses — as rich as visiting an art gallery and as stimulating as a good massage.

verb

Etymology: From joy + ride.

  1. To take a joyride.

    You joyride around for a while listening / to the radio, and then abandon death, walk / away, and leave death for the police / to find.

    His parents were out shopping and he used the opportunity to snatch the keys to the 1999 Suzuki Esteem and joyride around the neighborhood.