Definition of a drive-by

drive-by

noun

• an execution carried out with firearms shot from a moving vehicle.

  Last edited on Aug 26 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'by':
5 by 5	Definitions include: See five by five.
BTW	Definitions include: acronym for "by the way".
by and by	Definitions include: eventually.
by George	Definitions include: general exclamation.
by (one's) lonesome	Definitions include: by oneself.
by the book	Definitions include: strictly following procedure.
by the skin of (one's) teeth	Definitions include: narrowly.
eaten by snakes	Definitions include: something disappeared under unknown circumstances.
five by five	Definitions include: fine, good, okay.
fly-by-night	Definitions include: adjective.
have by the short hairs	Definitions include: to catch or trap a person in a difficult situation.
have by the throat	Definitions include: to have the advantage in a situation.
have the world by the balls	Definitions include: to be in a very good position in life, business, etc.
live life by the drop	Definitions include: To live with the present being the most important; to live a dream or to understand the unchanging world, so to speak.
not by a long shot	Definitions include: it is usually defined as "definitely not, no way etc."
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Other terms relating to 'drive':
back seat driver	Definitions include: a passenger in a motor vehicle who tells the driver how to drive better.
DD	Definitions include: daughter; acronym for "dear daughter".
D.D.	Definitions include: acronym of "definite doink".
diaper drive	Definitions include: to drive real fast, non-stop, cross-country.
drive	Definitions include: to bash
drive batty	Definitions include: to make one crazy.
drive nuts	Definitions include: to make crazy.
drive (one) potty	Definitions include: to make a person crazy.
driver eight	Definitions include: to defecate.
drive the porcelain bus	Definitions include: to vomit.
drive up the wall	Definitions include: to severely aggravate someone.
DWB	Definitions include: acronym for "driving while black".
DWT	Definitions include: acronym for "Driving While Texting."
FIDO	Definitions include: acronym for "fuck it, drive on."
PRNDL stick	Definitions include: the gear stick in an automatic vehicle.

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