joyride

noun

joy·​ride ˈjȯi-ˌrīd 

1

: a ride taken for pleasure (as in a car or aircraft)

especially : an automobile ride marked by reckless driving (as in a stolen car)

2

: conduct or action resembling a joyride especially in disregard of cost or consequences

joyride intransitive verb

joyrider

ˈjȯi-ˌrī-dər 

noun

joyriding noun

Examples of joyride in a Sentence

Some teenager stole my car and took it for a joyride.

Recent Examples on the Web

Leonard Slatkin, Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director laureate, returns to Detroit this weekend for a musical joyride with the orchestra. —Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024

Drew’s Joker the Harlequin seizes the means of production and takes them on a joyride through all that is sacred to nerds. —Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024

Mixing social commentary with popcorn entertainment, Sliders is a joyride through infinite Earths. —Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024

But when Agatha All Along leans into its weirdness and trusts you to piece things together, the series becomes much more of a spooky joyride that feels reflective of Schaeffer once again trying to bring a genuinely unique energy to the MCU. —Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 19 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

joyride

noun

joy·​ride ˈjoi-ˌrīd 

: a ride taken for pleasure and often marked by reckless driving

joyrider

-ˌrīd-ər 

noun