1. a ride taken for pleasure, especially in a stolen vehicle
Usage: often implies reckless or unauthorized use

1. to take a ride for pleasure, especially in a stolen vehicle
Usage: often implies reckless or unauthorized behavior

Examples

• The teenagers took the car for a joyride around town.
• Police arrested three suspects for joyriding in a stolen vehicle.
• What started as an innocent joyride ended in a serious accident.
• The kids decided to joyride in their neighbor’s convertible.
• Security cameras caught them joyriding through the parking lot.
• The joyride lasted only twenty minutes before they were caught.
• He was charged with joyriding after taking his friend’s motorcycle without permission.