joyride

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joy +‎ ride

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɔɪˌɹaɪd/

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• Hyphenation: joy‧ride

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, retrieved 25 September 2008:

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

2. (dated) A ride taken for enjoyment.

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, 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.

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