English Explanatory Dictionary

ghost-ride

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To accelerate, exit, and then move along or even dance on top of (a moving vehicle), with or without the intention of getting back in.

Word forms

ghost-ride ghost-rides ghost-riding ghost-rode ghost-ridden ghost ride

Etymology

From the idea that the driverless vehicle looks like it is being driven by a ghost. The practice and the term originated in the San Francisco Bay Area and were popularized by E-40's 2006 song "Tell Me When to Go".

Related words

whip
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