单词 | joyriding |
释义 | joyridingn. Originally U.S. colloquial. The action of taking 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] > joy-riding joyriding1908 hotting1991 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [adjective] > joy-riding joyriding1908 1908 N.Y. Times 13 Aug. 14/6 Justice Wyatt..gave Charles A. Terrell, a chauffeur, thirty days in the City Prison for taking out his employer's automobile..and running it for thirty hours without permission. The Justice termed the offense ‘joy riding’. 1928 Evening News 5 May 5/3 For members of the public who wish to fly there are joy-riding machines. 1972 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 10 Oct. 20/6 The annotation..dealing with elements of the offense defined in ‘joyriding’ statutes fails to disclose any case in which the person using a rented vehicle with the consent of the custodian has been held guilty of unauthorized use. 1993 Evening Standard (Nexis) 5 Aug. 15 I am trying to suspend the grief I am feeling just so that I can get the point over that joyriding actually kills, it is not fun. 2005 A. Masters Stuart 5 Technically, joyriding does not involve stealing a car, because the person who takes the vehicle doesn't intend to keep it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1908 |
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