Tom took his father's car for a joyride.
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Joyride
//ˈd͡ʒɔɪˌɹaɪd//
Synonyms for "joyride" (26 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Verb(2 words)
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18 translations across 11 languages.
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 遊車河 /游车河 noun (ride taken for enjoyment)
- 遊車河 /游车河 verb (to take a joyride)
Czech
1 entries- projížďka noun (ride taken for enjoyment)
Dutch
1 entries- joyriden verb (to take a joyride)
Finnish
4 entries- autoretki noun (ride taken for enjoyment)
- hurjastelu noun (instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner)
- huviajelu noun (ride taken for enjoyment)
- hurjastella verb (to take a joyride)
Georgian
1 entries- გასართობი გასეირნება მანქანით noun (instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner)
German
1 entries- Spritztour noun (ride taken for enjoyment)
Irish
1 entries- spraoithiomáint noun (instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner)
Manx
1 entries- markiaght vraddagh noun (instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner)
Polish
2 entries- przejażdżka samochodem dla zabawy noun (ride taken for enjoyment)
- jeździć kradzionym samochodem dla zabawy verb (to take a joyride)
Portuguese
2 entries- rolê noun (ride taken for enjoyment)
- rolezar verb (to take a joyride)
Welsh
2 entries- gwefr-yrru noun (instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner)
- gwefr-yrru verb (to take a joyride)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Tom seized an unsecured bus at night and took it for a joyride until early morning.
Source: tatoeba (7961682)
Launched last March, the H.C.C. is similar to a country club-except, instead of playing golf, members take joyrides or leisurely weekend trips in any of the top-of-the-line cars housed in a Century City garage.
Source: wiktionary
It's called the Beast for a reason: You literally hold on to your hat -- and your sunglasses, and anything else that isn't secured -- for a 30-minute joyride. Painted to look like a bright green, sharp-toothed shark, this 70-foot racing boat zips down the Hudson, skips over waves and zooms past the Empire State Building and other landmarks at up to 45 mph.
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