Ride out means: To survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
ride out
(transitive, nautical) To survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat.
Seen in the wild
4 citations · last seen May 2026
Seen in the wild
BlueskyMay 2026
She probably has a cozy spot somewhere to ride out the weather.
View source
BlueskyMay 2026
Cause we are….just at different ends of the table….we are never in a comfortable position to ride out a season….the last 4 yrs we have been fighting for a European slot very close to the last day if not on the last da…
View source
BlueskyMay 2026
Yeh its definitely fly season! I made the mistake of visor up last ride out
View source
BlueskyMay 2026
Right? Yes (poor you) - it’s just something you have to ride out, while eating little & bland & drinking water with electrolytes 😨🙂
View source
Definitions
US
#1·Apr 27, 2026US
(transitive, nautical) To survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat.
For parents
Ride out means: To survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
ride out means: To survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
Was this helpful?
Comments
US
#2·Apr 27, 2026US
(intransitive, AAVE, slang) To go out in a vehicle with one's friends or crew.
“We have a chance to ride out this Omicron wave without shutting down our country once again,” Mr. Johnson said at an evening news conference
Heard in the wild
“She probably has a cozy spot somewhere to ride out the weather.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Cause we are….just at different ends of the table….we are never in a comfortable position to ride out a season….the last 4 yrs we have been fighting for a European slot very close to the last day if not on the last day…..Thats why😆😆😆🤣🎉🎉”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yeh its definitely fly season! I made the mistake of visor up last ride out”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Right? Yes (poor you) - it’s just something you have to ride out, while eating little & bland & drinking water with electrolytes 😨🙂”
— Bluesky· May 2026
Was this helpful?
Comments
US
#3·Apr 27, 2026US
(transitive, idiomatic, by extension) To tackle a difficult situation and survive; to survive through; to weather.
Following chaos on Wall Street yesterday, and in which Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs became the latest US financial institutions to come under fire, the chancellor attempted to reassure the public that Britain could ride out the crisis.
Cluster: food_drink
Was this helpful?
Comments
For specific readers
Why is this section here?
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
Used in
US
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "ride out".
🎤About Black culture & AAVE slang
Slang from Black American Vernacular English (AAVE), hip-hop, drag and ballroom culture, the Caribbean, and NYC street vocabulary. The single largest source of new mainstream English slang in living memory.
See all Black culture & AAVE slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "ride out" (R)
rideride byride down onride forride herd onride onride passriderridershipride shotgunride someone's assride the fair
Browse all slang words starting with R.