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joy-ride — joy ride, Informal. 1. a ride in an automobile or other vehicle for pleasure, especially when it is driven recklessly or without the owner s permission. 2. a ride for pleasure in any vehicle. joy ride «JOY RYD», intransitive verb, rode, rid|den,… … Useful english dictionary
joy ride — joy ride, Informal. 1. a ride in an automobile or other vehicle for pleasure, especially when it is driven recklessly or without the owner s permission. 2. a ride for pleasure in any vehicle. joy ride «JOY RYD», intransitive verb, rode, rid|den,… … Useful english dictionary
Joy Boys (radio program) — The Joy Boys was a popular daily improvised comedy radio show in Washington, D. C., United States, between 1955 ndash;1974 that launched the broadcast careers of the program s co hosts, Willard Scott and Ed Walker. The two did various skits and… … Wikipedia
joy — n. & v. n. 1 (often foll. by at, in) a vivid emotion of pleasure; extreme gladness. 2 a thing that causes joy. 3 Brit. colloq. satisfaction, success (got no joy). v. esp. poet. 1 intr. rejoice. 2 tr. gladden. Phrases and idioms: joy bells bells… … Useful english dictionary
wish someone joy of something — (usu ironic) To hope that the possession of something (usu that one is glad not to have, or glad to be rid of) will be of benefit to someone • • • Main Entry: ↑wish … Useful english dictionary
joyride — joy•ride [[t]ˈdʒɔɪˌraɪd[/t]] n. v. rode, rid•den, rid•ing 1) a pleasure ride in an automobile, esp. when the vehicle is driven recklessly or used without the owner s permission 2) a brief exciting or reckless interlude 3) to go on a joyride •… … From formal English to slang
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|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 — joy·rid·ing n: the unauthorized and esp. reckless taking and driving of another s vehicle for a period of time joy·ride n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. joyriding … Law dictionary
Sideways Stories From Wayside School — The Sideways Stories From Wayside School series is a popular series of 5 books by Louis Sachar. Sideways Stories From Wayside School , Wayside School Is Falling Down and Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger are the three novel length books. In… … Wikipedia
