Definition of joyride
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
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The first known use of joyride was in 1909
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