ghost-ride

ghost-ride
 v.— «Stockton police officers said they’re seeing more and more teens “ghost-riding the whip.” It’s a phrase coined by rap artists that refers to the act of jumping out of a moving vehicle and dancing alongside it.» —“Dangerous Dance Trend Hits Local Streets” by Nicole Chavez KCTV-TV (Sacramento, California) Aug. 28, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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