joyride

See also: joy ride

English

WOTD – 13 August 2009

Alternative forms

• joy ride

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɔɪˌɹaɪd/
• Hyphenation: joy‧ride

Etymology

joy +‎ ride

Noun

joyride (plural joyrides)

1. 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.
   • 2008 September 13, Sam Emanuel, “Thieves go for spin in stolen go-karts”, in Norwich Evening News^[1], retrieved 25 September 2008:

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

2. (dated) A ride taken for enjoyment.

Translations

instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner

• Finnish: hurjastelu (fi)
• Manx: markiaght vraddagh f

• Welsh: gwefr-yrru m

dated: ride taken for enjoyment

• Finnish: huviajelu, autoretki

• German: Spritztour (de)

Verb

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

1. To take a joyride.
   • 2008 August 27, Laura Albanese, “Joyriding teen arrested on delinquency charge”, in Newsday^[2], retrieved 25 September 2008:

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

Translations

to take a joyride

• Finnish: hurjastella (fi)

• Welsh: gwefr-yrru

Related terms

• joyrider
• joyriding