roller coaster
roller coaster meaning
A roller coaster. It stands for theme parks and thrill rides — and figuratively for a period of extreme ups and downs, which is one of the most-used metaphors in English for a difficult stretch of life. That figurative sense is entirely as common as the literal one.
Meaning
A roller coaster. It stands for theme parks and thrill rides — and figuratively for a period of extreme ups and downs, which is one of the most-used metaphors in English for a difficult stretch of life. That figurative sense is entirely as common as the literal one. It appears in theme-park contexts and, far more often, in posts about a difficult year.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Roller coaster
How to use it
- What a rollercoaster of a year 🎢
- Screamed the whole way round 🎢
- Ups and downs, and mostly downs 🎢
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | tuimeltrein |
| አማርኛ | ሮለር ኮስተር እሽክርክሮሽ |
| العربية | قطار ملاهي |
| অসমীয়া | ৰ’লাৰ ক’ষ্টাৰ |
| azərbaycan | maneəli dəmir yolu attraksionu |
| башҡорт | шыуыу тауы |
| беларуская | амерыканскія горкі |
| български | влакче в увеселителен парк |
| বাংলা | রোলার কোস্টার |
| bosanski | voz smrti |
| català | muntanya russa |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏚᎨᏓᎵᏍᏛ ᎠᏦᏙᏗ |
| čeština | horská dráha |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | америка тӑвӗсем |
| Cymraeg | cert sglefrio |
| Deutsch | Achterbahn |
| dolnoserbšćina | padata zeleznicka |
| Ελληνικά | τρενάκι |
| English | roller coaster |
| español | montaña rusa |
| eesti | Ameerika mäed |
| euskara | errusiar mendia |
| فارسی | ترن هوایی |
| suomi | vuoristorata |
| Filipino | roller coaster |
| føroyskt | russjibani |
| français | montagnes russes |
| Gaeilge | rollchóstóir |
| Gàidhlig | rolair-còrsair |
| galego | montaña rusa |
| ગુજરાતી | રોલર કોસ્ટર |
| Hausa | motocin masa masu juyawa |
| עברית | רכבת הרים |
| हिन्दी | रोलर कोस्टर |
| hrvatski | vlak smrti |
| hornjoserbšćina | seklowa železnička |
| magyar | hullámvasút |
| հայերեն | ամերիկյան բլուրներ |
| Indonesia | roller coaster |
| íslenska | rússíbani |
| italiano | montagne russe |
| 日本語 | ジェットコースター |
| Jawa | kreta sluncur |
| ქართული | ამერიკული გორაკები |
| қазақ тілі | аттракцион |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ويىن-ساۋىق پاركى |
| ខ្មែរ | រទេះភ្លើងហោះ (សម្រាប់កម្សាន្ត) |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ರೋಲರ್ ಕೋಸ್ಟರ್ |
| 한국어 | 롤러코스터 |
| कोंकणी | रोलर कोस्टर |
| кыргызча | америка тоосу |
| ລາວ | ລົດໄຟເຫາະ |
| lietuvių | linksmieji kalneliai |
| latviešu | amerikāņu kalniņi |
| македонски | тобоган |
| മലയാളം | റോളർ കോസ്റ്റർ |
| монгол | галзуу хулгана |
| मराठी | रोलर कोस्टर |
| Melayu | roller coaster |
| မြန်မာ | သည်းဖိုရထား |
| नेपाली | रोलर कोस्टर |
| Nederlands | achtbaan |
| norsk | berg-og-dal-bane |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ରୋଲର୍ କୋଷ୍ଟର୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਰੋਲਰ ਕੋਸਟਰ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Rólá Kósta |
| polski | kolejka górska |
| پښتو | رولر کوستر |
| português | montanha russa |
| rumantsch | rodaglia auta |
| română | montagne russe |
| русский | американские горки |
| سنڌي | رولر ڪوسٽر |
| တႆး | ရူတ်ႉလဵၼ်းမိၼ် |
| සිංහල | රෝලර් කෝස්ටර් |
| slovenčina | horská dráha |
| slovenščina | vlakec smrti |
| Soomaali | dusha sare ee tareeka |
| shqip | tren lojërash me valëzim |
| српски | ролеркостер |
| srpski | rolerkoster |
| svenska | berg- och dalbana |
| Kiswahili | rola kosta |
| தமிழ் | ரோலர் கோஸ்டர் |
| తెలుగు | రోలర్ కోస్టర్ |
| ไทย | รถไฟเหาะ |
| ትግርኛ | ሮለር ኮስተር |
| türkmen dili | Amerikan gorkisi |
| lea fakatonga | lola vaʻinga |
| Türkçe | hız treni |
| українська | американські гірки |
| اردو | رولر کوسٹر |
| o‘zbek | g‘ildiratma hayinchak |
| Tiếng Việt | tàu lượn siêu tốc |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Kẹkẹ Olobiri |
| 粵語 | 過山車 |
| 粤语 | 过山车 |
| 中文 | 过山车 |
| 繁體中文 | 雲霄飛車 |
| isiZulu | i-roller coaster |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F3A2
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :roller_coaster:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the roller coaster emoji (🎢) mean?
- A roller coaster. It stands for theme parks and thrill rides — and figuratively for a period of extreme ups and downs, which is one of the most-used metaphors in English for a difficult stretch of life. That figurative sense is entirely as common as the literal one.
- How do you type the roller coaster emoji?
- Copy the roller coaster emoji 🎢 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the roller coaster emoji in?
- The roller coaster emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.
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