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joyrider

  • a word derived from joyride.
    joyride
    noun
    a pleasure ride in an automobile, especially when the vehicle is driven recklessly or used without the owner's permission.

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How does a joyrider injure his or her knees, anyway?

From The Guardian Aug. 3, 2019

Suddenly, a joyrider zooms by with an old-school welcome: "Esé!"

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 26, 2018

“I ought to go out to National Airport,” said the joyrider, Clayton Morgan Jr., 40.

From Washington Post Oct. 21, 2015

It is a tiny joyrider from the rubble stream surrounding the solar system that broke free and orbits the sun in a tilted, elongated orbit.

From Time Magazine Archive

The demon of a joyrider who operated the accursed device jerked a lever and up we soared at a distressingly high rate of speed.

From Speaking of Operations by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb