ride or die

ride or die (plural ride or dies)

1. (slang) Someone who is wholeheartedly committed and supportive.
   • 2012, Wisam Patros, Torn, →ISBN, page 33:

     I'll be your babe and you will be my hubby wubby. I'll be your ride or die.

   • 2013, Nikki Turner, Project Chick II: What's Done in the Dark, →ISBN, page viii:

     Princess (Lopez), your spirit is super-amazing, you are truly my ride or die, and I love you and want you to have nothing less than the absolute best!

   • 2013, Heather Maria Ramirez, All the Fireflies in France, →ISBN, page 5:

     Yeah, me and Mr. Lonely double dating, with pen, paper, and empty wine glasses . . . I'm looking for a new him . . . The one that stays, not gonna cheat, he is my ride or die and I'm his drive to shine.

   • 2014, Michael Gilligan, Sex, Drugs, And Cubicles: What I've Learned From The Music Industry, →ISBN:

     Around 9 pm and a few of my ride or dies show up with their people.

   • 2017, Ronnell "Chewy" Coombs, The Female Baller's Handbook, page 93:

     They know that the boyfriend usually isn't a good investment. You can't make a life long commitment with a guy who you don't have an in-depth ride or die bond with.

ride or die (comparative more ride or die, superlative most ride or die)

1. (slang) Wholeheartedly committed and supportive.
   • 2010, Erica "makeda" Brathwaite, The Releasing of Me, →ISBN, page 51:

     Because a lot of us say we "are ride or die". OK then...How many of you will let someone nail you to a cross and torture you for your homies???

   • 2012, Jesse R. Watson Jr, Morning Coffee, →ISBN, page 369:

     When you think about it, if I can use this terminology, Jesus Christ is ride or die for all of us, so we ought to be loyal and committed to Him.

   • 2013, Maggie Stephens-Dykes, Letters Home, →ISBN:

     Being young, dumb, and in love, she set out to prove she was more ride or die than any of the others.

   • 2017, Lolah Lace, Flag On The Play (BWWM Interracial Romance), →ISBN:

     Yeah but it's okay Kari because he is ride or die for you too.

ride or die (third-person singular simple present rides or dies, present participle riding or dying, simple past and past participle rode or died)

1. (slang) To support with wholehearted commitment.
   • 2011, Shana Burton, Flaw Less, →ISBN:

     I would like to thank my friends Deirdre Neeley, Lola Oyenuga, and Theresa Tarver, who not only ride with me when I have book signings, but “ride or die” for me on a daily basis.

   • 2012, Maxwell Billieon & ‎Ray J -, Death of the Cheating Man: What Every Woman Must Know About Men Who Stray, →ISBN:

     Ladies, before you choose to ride or die with a man, you should first know that he is capable of handling the responsibility.

   • 2013, Meesha Mink, Real Wifeys: Hustle Hard: An Urban Tale, →ISBN, page 14:

     Just being with him and loving him in spite of it all was the limit of my riding or dying as his chick.