Joyride — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure

ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɔɪɹaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɔɪɹaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɔɪɹaɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɔɪɹaɪd/.

Examples

they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars
We tooled down the street

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tool tool around

Parts of Speech

noun	a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure “they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars”
verb	ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it “We tooled down the street”

Word Forms

joyride	verb	ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
joyride	noun	a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spritztour

eine Fahrt in einem Auto, die ausschließlich dem Vergnügen dient

🇫🇷French

balade

une promenade en voiture effectuée uniquement pour le plaisir

🇪🇸Spanish

excursión en coche

un paseo en coche realizado únicamente por placer

🇮🇹Italian

giro in barca

un giro in macchina fatto esclusivamente per piacere

🇵🇹Portuguese

passeio

um passeio de carro feito exclusivamente por prazer

🇷🇺Russian

веселая поездка

поездка на машине, совершенная исключительно ради удовольствия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आनंदमय सवारी

केवल आनंद के लिए की गई कार में सवारी

🇧🇩Bengali

জয়রাইড

শুধুমাত্র আনন্দের জন্য নেওয়া একটি গাড়িতে যাত্রা

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சி சவாரி

மகிழ்ச்சிக்காக மட்டுமே எடுக்கப்பட்ட காரில் பயணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతోషించు

కేవలం ఆనందం కోసం తీసుకున్న కారులో ప్రయాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

जॉयराईड

केवळ आनंदासाठी घेतलेल्या कारमधील प्रवास

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತೋಷ ಸವಾರಿ

ಕೇವಲ ಸಂತೋಷಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡ ಕಾರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸವಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആനന്ദയാത്ര

ഉല്ലാസത്തിനായി മാത്രം എടുത്ത കാറിൽ ഒരു യാത്ര

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

兜风

纯粹为了娱乐而乘坐汽车

🇯🇵Japanese

ジョイライド

楽しみのためだけに車に乗る

🇰🇷Korean

즐거움

오로지 즐거움을 위해 차를 타는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

niềm vui

một chuyến đi trong một chiếc xe được thực hiện chỉ vì niềm vui

🇹🇭Thai

จอยไรด์

การนั่งรถเพื่อความบันเทิงเท่านั้น

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.joyride

رحلة في سيارة تؤخذ للمتعة فقط

🇮🇷Persian

جویراید

سواری در ماشینی که صرفاً برای لذت بردن است

🇹🇷Turkish

eğlence

yalnızca zevk için kullanılan bir arabaya binmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

נסיעה בשמחה

נסיעה במכונית שצולמה אך ורק לשם ההנאה

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The primary meaning of 'joyride' is 'a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure'.

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Using 'joyride' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'joyride' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'joyride' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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