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To use a vehicle that is most likely not yours to pass time by driving it on a random route. Usually stealing the vehicle is part of the joyride. Most joyrides involve some form of law-breaking such as speeding, wreckless endangerment etc.
by Gumba Gumba February 25, 2004
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A phrase to describe someone who is cognitively degenerating. Synonym of "going off the deep end". Can have varying degrees of severity.

Reference to the song "Hey You" by Pink Floyd. The line "and the worms ate into his brain" makes no sense in an otherwise linear and literal narration throughout the lyrics.
"My boyfriend has a total case of brain worms. He told me the cat was bugged so the Feds could listen in on us having sex..."

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"You totally stumbled over that entire sentence. Can't speak English all of a sudden? What, do you have brain worms?"
by _Jez_ October 03, 2009
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a fast, reckless ride taken in a stolen vehicle solely for pleasure
If I hear that you have been on a joy ride when I get back, I will turn you in before you can even figure it out.
by The Return of Light Joker September 28, 2009
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Something you don't tell your mother you are doing when you are going out driving with buddies on Friday night because she'll freak shit and not let you go.
Mom
"No, I'm not letting you out! I don't want you getting into an accident like those teenagers on the news! Joyriding is dangerous!"

Dad
"Idiot! Why did you say joyride? You should have said you were going to McDonald's or something. You know your mom worries! Kidding me? Fucking... joyride... idiot!"
by a young idiot October 30, 2011
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Driving aimlessly with friends at night causing trouble and looking for stuff to do. This may include stealing lawn items, wrecking cars, mailbox baseball, messing with pedestrians, doughnuts, e- brake slides , yelling racial slurs at foriegners, terrorizing basically everyone, ect...

people belonging to groups like these are so smooth and stealthy they are often reffered to as "urban ninjas"
on the joy ride we smashed a cars back window with a baseball bat, then took off in the car.
by Peter Carr October 16, 2005
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to use a vehicle that isnt yours and drive it around.usually the car is mashed up after the ride
i took that car for a joyridelastnight
by strawberry sauce May 22, 2005
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When a teenager takes his parents car keys and drives around town (usually messing up the car)
Dude i took my parents bently yestaday fer a fucking sweet joy ride
by heypudding May 25, 2007
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