joy ride noun3 •joyride (a ride in a vehicle taken solely for pleasure or enjoyment, especially a vehicle ride taken with no particular goal or purpose and just for the pleasure or enjoyment of a vehicle ride)Kielcheski arrived at 8.45 pm in a silver Jeep Cherokee, and the two went on what was later found to be a local joy ride, smoking marijuana. — 2026 •(figurative) joyride (a very pleasant experience) •Alternative form of joyride formsjoy rides