Added 9 October 2026 joyride /ˈd͡ʒɔɪˌɹaɪd/ noun Categories: ActionsObscure Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about joyride at Wordnik → Where our words come from → 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 Related Words: toolridetripgetawayspreecruisespinjauntjauntingjunket Back to today's word