joyride
Syllables: joy·rideUK/ˈd͡ʒɔɪˌɹaɪd/
joyride noun: a ride in a vehicle taken solely for pleasure or enjoyment, especially a vehicle ride taken with no particular goal or purpose and just for the pleasure or enjoyment of a vehicle ride.
Noun
joyride (plural joyrides)
- A ride in a vehicle taken solely for pleasure or enjoyment, especially a vehicle ride taken with no particular goal or purpose and just for the pleasure or enjoyment of a vehicle ride.
- Launched last March, the H.C.C. is similar to a country club-except, instead of playing golf, members take joyrides or leisurely weekend trips in any of the top-of-the-line cars housed in a Century City garage.2004 October, John Brodie, “Driving Privileges”, in Vanity Fair, number 530, New York: Condé Nast, page 158
- It's called the Beast for a reason: You literally hold on to your hat -- and your sunglasses, and anything else that isn't secured -- for a 30-minute joyride. Painted to look like a bright green, sharp-toothed shark, this 70-foot racing boat zips down the Hudson, skips over waves and zooms past the...2013 July 7, Heather Salerno, “Go for a Wet and Wild Joyride Down the Hudson”, in The Journal News, White Plains, New York: Gannett Co.
- Synonyms:
- rip
- 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.
- Thieves took three go-karts for a joyride through the streets of Norwich.2008 September 13, Sam Emanuel, “Thieves go for spin in stolen go-karts”, in Norwich Evening News, retrieved 25 Sep 2008
- “A joyride gone terribly wrong,” Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor said during a news conference in Steilacoom, which is about 3 miles from the island.2018 August 10, Paige Cornwell, Agueda Pacheco-Flores, “Airplane taken from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has crashed”, in The Seattle Times, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2018
- A very pleasant experience.
- Hello, you fool, I love you / Come on, join the joyride1991, Per Gessle, “Joyride”, in Joyride, performed by Roxette
- Treat your taste buds. A good meal is a three-hour joyride for the senses — as rich as visiting an art gallery and as stimulating as a good massage.2018 March 13, Rick Steves, “First time in France? Here are some tips from Rick Steves”, in The Seattle Times, Seattle, Washington, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2018
Verb
joyride (third-person singular simple present joyrides, present participle joyriding, simple past joyrode, past participle joyridden)
- To take a joyride.
- You joyride around for a while listening / to the radio, and then abandon death, walk / away, and leave death for the police / to find.c. 1969, Richard Brautigan, Death is a Beautiful Parked Car Only
- His parents were out shopping and he used the opportunity to snatch the keys to the 1999 Suzuki Esteem and joyride around the neighborhood.2008 August 27, Laura Albanese, “Joyriding teen arrested on delinquency charge”, in Newsday, retrieved 25 Sep 2008
Examples of joyride in a sentence
- It's called the Beast for a reason: You literally hold on to your hat -- and your sunglasses, and anything else that isn't secured -- for a 30-minute joyride.2013 July 7, Heather Salerno, “Go for a Wet and Wild Joyride Down the Hudson”, in The Journal News, White Plains, New York: Gannett Co.:
- Joyrides and hikes: Commuters keep these 11 new Thomson-East Coast Line stations buzzing on the first day of operations2022 November 13, Jessie Lim, AsiaOne, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2025:
Synonyms of joyride
Forms of joyride
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | joyrides |
| alternative form | joy ride |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | joyrides |
| present participle | joyriding |
| past | joyrode |
| past participle | joyridden |
Origin of joyride
From joy + ride.
Questions about joyride
- What does joyride mean?
- Joyride means a ride in a vehicle taken solely for pleasure or enjoyment, especially a vehicle ride taken with no particular goal or purpose and just for the pleasure or enjoyment of a vehicle ride.
- How do you use joyride in a sentence?
- It's called the Beast for a reason: You literally hold on to your hat -- and your sunglasses, and anything else that isn't secured -- for a 30-minute joyride.
- What part of speech is joyride?
- Joyride can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce joyride?
- Joyride is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɔɪˌɹaɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of joyride?
- The plural of joyride is joyrides.
Words near joyride in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: joyride (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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