coronacoaster

English

Etymology

Blend of coronavirus +‎ rollercoaster, influenced by the phrase emotional rollercoaster.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kəˈɹəʊnəˌkəʊstə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈɹoʊnəˌkoʊstɚ/
Hyphenation: co‧ro‧na‧coast‧er

Noun

coronacoaster (plural coronacoasters)

(neologism) Emotional ups and downs, or violent changes in mood due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects.
- 2020 October, Susie Dent, Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year, John Murray Press, page 287:
  It's hard to say whether any will last the course, but as we ride the coronacoaster, the certainty is that there will be more to come.
- 2020 December 4, Naomi, Authentic Chic Lifestyle‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-04-20:
  With this blog I want to open up about the feelings of depression that the second Corona-Covid-19 wave is causing for many, like me. And acknowledge the underestimated problem of the coronacoaster!
- 2020 December 17, Liz Price, Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland‎^[2], archived from the original on 2024-04-20:
  Despite having a proactive and valued role to play in the pandemic, primary care teams are unfortunately not exempt from the ups and downs of the coronacoaster experience.
- 2021 July, Jo Bavington-Jones, Write Way to Die, Conrad Press, page 107:
  I know it's all part of the coronacoaster ride we're on, but I never did like rollercoasters. I just want the world to get back to normal.
- 2021 December 13, Chloe Laws, Glamour UK‎^[3], archived from the original on 2024-04-20:
  Things were looking up but then of course, we hit yet another speed bump on the coronacoaster with the spread of yet another variant: Omicron.
- 2022 April, Tom Dillon, Agile Resilience: The Psychology of Developing Resilience in the Workplace, Critical Publishing, page 247:
  The coronacoaster of emotion impacted different people at different times.
- 2022 November 16, Jay, Soft UK‎^[4], archived from the original on 2024-04-20:
  Lockdown and the old coronacoaster, like my experience of mothering Cali, has felt wonderful and very difficult at the same time.