"blackride" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: blackrides [plural]
Etymology: From black + ride. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|black|ride}} black + ride Head templates: {{en-noun}} blackride (plural blackrides)
  1. A student prank in the early 1800s that involved students wearing red coats, blackening their faces, and riding about campus with torches at night on horses stolen from the faculty. Derived forms: blackrider
    Sense id: en-blackride-en-noun-nvvZpEu~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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