/druyv"buy'/ , n. , pl. drive-bys , adj.
n.
1. the action of driving by a specified locality, object, etc.: a drive-by of Nelson's Monument.
2. a drive-by shooting: The gang member was killed in a drive-by.
adj.
3. consisting of or featuring a drive-by: We boarded the sightseeing bus for a drive-by tour of the nation's capital.
4. occurring while driving past a person, object, etc.: a drive-by shooting.
5. casual; superficial; offhand: a drive-by news analysis.
6. involving a brief stay in a hospital, clinic, etc.: a drive-by mastectomy.
[ n., adj. use of v. phrase drive by ]