joyriding — [[t]ʤɔ͟ɪraɪdɪŋ[/t]] also joy riding N UNCOUNT Joyriding is the crime of stealing a car and driving around in it at high speed … English dictionary
joyriding — The use of cars in criminal activity took on a new phase in the 1980s and 1990s as cars themselves became the focus of deviancy. Aside from conventional car theft, vehicles were stolen to be used by joyriders. Joyriding often involved the… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
joyriding — joyride ► NOUN informal 1) a fast ride in a stolen vehicle. 2) a ride for enjoyment. DERIVATIVES joyrider noun joyriding noun … English terms dictionary
joyriding — noun see joyride … New Collegiate Dictionary
joyriding — joy|rid|ing [ˈdʒɔıˌraıdıŋ] n [U] the crime of stealing a car and driving it in a fast and dangerous way for fun >joyride v >joyrider[i] n … Dictionary of contemporary English
Joyriding — Joy|ri|ding [ dʒɔiraidiŋ] das; s <zu engl. joyride »Spritztour« (zu joy »Freude, Vergnügen« u. to ride »reiten, fahren«) u. ↑...ing> waghalsiges Autofahren mit überhöhter Geschwindigkeit u. riskanten Überholmanövern … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
joyriding — joy|rid|ing [ dʒɔı,raıdıŋ ] noun uncount INFORMAL the crime of stealing a car and driving it for pleasure, usually in a dangerous way. If you do this you joyride, and a person who does it is a joyrider … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
joyriding — noun (U) the crime of stealing a car and driving it in a fast and dangerous way for fun joyride verb (I) joyrider noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
joyriding — UK [ˈdʒɔɪˌraɪdɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] informal the crime of stealing a car and driving it for pleasure, usually in a dangerous way. If you do this you joyride, and a person who does it is a joyrider … English dictionary
joyriding — [ˈdʒɔɪˌraɪdɪŋ] noun [U] informal the crime of stealing a car and driving it for pleasure joyrider noun [C] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
