Definition of JOYRIDE

joyride

Plural: joyrides

Noun

  • a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure
    • "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars"
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • A very pleasant experience.

Verb

Verb Forms: joyrode, joyridden, joyriding, joyrides

  • To take an automobile for pleasure, often without permission.
  • ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
  • To take a joyride.

Examples

  • He felt like he could JOYRIDE through the Scrabble board with his amazing rack.

Origin / Etymology

From joy + ride.

Synonyms

tool, tool around, rip

Scrabble Score: 18

joyride: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
joyride: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
joyride: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

joyride: valid Words With Friends Word