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



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