roller-coasterish

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Meaning · English

Unpredictably changing between high and low points

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thay đổi không thể đoán trước giữa cao và thấp

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: like a roller coaster
Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

Her relationship has been quite roller-coasterish lately

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “roller-coasterish” mean?

Unpredictably changing between high and low points Literally: like a roller coaster

Is “roller-coasterish” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.