JOYRIDE

joyride

(noun) a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; “they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars”

joyride, tool, tool around

(verb) ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; “We tooled down the street”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

joyride (plural joyrides)

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.

(dated) A ride taken for enjoyment.

Verb

joyride (third-person singular simple present joyrides, present participle joyriding, simple past joyrode, past participle joyridden)

To take a joyride.

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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