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roller-coasterish en · ADJ

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Etymology

From roller coaster + -ish.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) Resembling a roller coaster; characterized by abrupt highs and lows.
   • Also, the age at which people first get married has had a roller-coasterish ride over the past 100 years or so. 2004, Paul McFedries, Word Spy: The Word Lover's Guide to Modern Culture, Broadway Books, →ISBN, page 273:
   • The road starts out somewhat roller-coasterish from frost heaves, […] 2010, Don Pitcher, Moon Alaska, Avalon Travel, →ISBN, page 401:
   • He had roller-coasterish mood swings and would disappear for a few days at a time, isolating himself, feeling suicidal. 1999 March, Elise Harris, “Writing The Book Of Matthew”, in Out, page 65:

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