ride or die
noun, adjectiveInformal
An American English slang term. Browse all American slang.
What it means
Someone completely loyal who will stay with you through anything. Of a friend or a partner.
In use
She's been my ride or die since freshman year.
That's a ride-or-die friendship.
Where it comes from
From motorcycle culture by way of 1990s hip-hop, where the phrase described a partner who would ride along regardless of the danger.
First attested: 1990s