Ghost-ride
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To accelerate, exit, and then move along or even dance on top of (a moving vehicle), with or without the intention of getting back in. rare, transitive
"As an overturned police car burned out of control, a rioter got hold of a lifeguard ATC three-wheeler, ghost-rode it into the fire, turned around and raised both arms in triumph."
Example
More examples"As an overturned police car burned out of control, a rioter got hold of a lifeguard ATC three-wheeler, ghost-rode it into the fire, turned around and raised both arms in triumph."
Etymology
From the idea that the driverless vehicle looks like it is being driven by a ghost. The practice and the term originated in the San Francisco Bay Area and were popularized by E-40's 2006 song "Tell Me When to Go".
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