joy ride
noun
1.
a pleasure ride in an automobile, especially when the vehicle is driven recklessly or used without the owner's permission.
2.
a brief, emotionally exciting interlude.
verb (used without object)
3.
to go on a joyride.
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| joyride | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a ride taken for pleasure in a car, esp in a stolen car driven recklessly |
| —vb , -rides, -riding, -rode, -ridden | |
| 2. | (intr) to take such a ride |
| 'joyrider | |
| —n | |
| 'joyriding | |
| —n | |
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Joy ride
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