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drive-by

[ drahyv-bahy ]

noun

plural drive-bys.
  1. the action of driving by a specified locality, object, etc.:

    a drive-by of Nelson's Monument.

  2. a drive-by shooting:

    The gang member was killed in a drive-by.



adjective

  1. consisting of or featuring a drive-by:

    We boarded the sightseeing bus for a drive-by tour of the nation's capital.

  2. occurring while driving past a person, object, etc.:

    a drive-by shooting.

  3. casual; superficial; offhand:

    a drive-by news analysis.

  4. involving a brief stay in a hospital, clinic, etc.:

    a drive-by mastectomy.

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of drive-by1

Noun, adj. use of verb phrase drive by
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A man who is suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend and her daughter in a drive-by shooting in Compton is on the run, and believed to be armed and dangerous, authorities said.

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Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators are looking for clues into who pulled the trigger in a drive-by shooting that left a mother and daughter dead in Compton on Tuesday night.

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Another early Piru leader, Larry “Tam” Watts, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in 1975.

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Shakur, a central figure in 1990s Los Angeles hip-hop, was killed in a drive-by shooting after a car pulled up next to him and Death Row Records founder Marion “Suge” Knight.

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Unfortunately the new president is learning that there’s no such thing as a drive-by peace deal.

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