gangster ride

English

Noun

gangster ride (plural gangster rides)

1. (slang) A stolen car, especially if stolen by gang members.
   • 2004, William J. Rehder, Gordon Dillow, Where the Money Is: True Tales from the Bank Robbery Capital of the World, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 122:

     ... so he'd avoid being pulled over by cops ; another cold car driven by a getaway driver would follow , with the three robbers bringing up the rear in a “gangster ride” or “G-ride,” a recently stolen or carjacked vehicle.

   • 2009, Dean Ray Koontz, The Face, Bantam, →ISBN, page 163:

     This was a getaway bucket with style, maybe a G-ride, a gangster ride, stolen out of a driveway in Beverly Hills, and behind the wheel sat the shooter's ace kool, his backup homey, ready to shave the tires bald in a pedal-jammed escape..

Synonyms

• G-ride (abbreviation)