I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: joy (I) + ride
1. : a ride (as in car or plane) purely for pleasure
2.
a. : a joyride taken especially in a stolen car without regard for safety or consequences to oneself or others
having stolen an automobile for a joyride — E.D.Radin
b. : any course of conduct or action marked by a seeking of pleasure with a reckless disregard of cost or consequences
went on a joyride , spending his inheritance heedlessly and improvidently
II. intransitive verb
: to go on a joyride
after luncheon … I could joyride in a plane — C.L.Baldridge
joyriding around in his car all evening
• joyrider ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun