单词 | joyrider |
释义 | joyridern. 1. Originally U.S. colloquial. A person who takes a vehicle for a joyride (now chiefly in sense 2 of the noun). ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [noun] > one who rides in a vehicle > joy-rider joyrider1906 hotter1991 1906 Buffalo (N.Y.) Commerc. 3 Aug. (Last ed.) 6/4 There is a third division of the ‘joy riders’. These are the would-be buyers, who want a ride to see how they like your car. 1908 W. S. Blunt Diary 5 Aug. (1920) II. 217 The intermittent roar of holiday motors passing in quick succession outside.., joy-riders..light-hearted Londoner folk concerned with nothing but their own pleasure. 1972 G. Lucas et al. Amer. Graffiti (film script) 85 Terry. I gotta find it. That car's my whole life... Chuck. Hopeful it'll be just a couple of joy-riders and you'll find it somewhere in the morning. 2021 Sc. Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 21 Mar. 44 A joyrider caused several crashes during three separate episodes of dangerous driving just weeks after he turned 15. 2. Kenyan English. a. In political contexts: a fringe candidate in an election who has little or no chance of winning. ΚΠ 1987 Viva Oct. 21/2 It [sc. queue voting]..would also presumably discourage unpopular candidates or joyriders from participating and wasting everybody's time. 2011 Nation (Nairobi) (Nexis) 3 June Overall attaining the 50+1 vote requirement to win is a herculean task for any candidate, let alone joy-riders. b. A person who partakes of or benefits from something without being entitled to it or giving anything in return; a freeloader, a hanger-on. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > one who obtains or acquires > by irregular means motha1387 sorner1449 sucker?a1513 prowler1519 miligant1568 parasite1821 dog robber1832 ear-biter1855 moocher1857 schnorrer1875 toucher1896 scunge1900 scrounger1909 mooch1914 hum1919 hummer1919 hot-stuffer1929 scrounge1937 joyrider1990 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] > servile flatterer > parasite clienta1393 lick-dishc1440 maunche present1440 scambler?a1513 smell-feast1519 parasite1539 hanger-on1549 parasitaster1552 waiter at the table1552 lick-trencher1571 hang-by1579 shadow1579 trencher-fly1590 trencher-friend1590 fawnguest1592 pot-hunter1592 lick-spigot1599 trencherman1599 shark1600 tub-hunter1600 zany1601 lick-box1611 by-hangera1626 cosherer1634 shirk1639 panlicker1641 clientelary1655 tantony1659 led friend1672 sponger1677 fetcher and carrier1751 myrmidon1800 trencher-licker1814 onhanger1821 tag-tail1835 sponge1838 lick-ladle1849 lick-platter1853 sucker1856 freeloader1933 bludger1938 ligger1977 joyrider1990 1990 O. Owiti Rights Employee in Kenya iv. 47 Those who enjoy benefits but are not [union] members are called ‘joy-riders’. They ‘ride’ on the ‘joys’ but do not join the union to fight for them. 2019 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 10 Aug. While a few of the Kenyan delegates were invited to the conference..for being in the technical and steering committee.., most of the members of the delegation were joyriders. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < |
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