ジェットコースター
also: ジェット・コースター
Meanings
1
Common wasei-eigo term for a roller coaster; used in everyday conversation and amusement park contexts.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from jet coaster
The roller coaster at that amusement park is really scary.
When I was a child, I rode a roller coaster for the first time.
Usage patterns
- ジェットコースターに乗るto ride a roller coaster
I rode the roller coaster at the amusement park.
- ジェットコースターが怖いto be scared of roller coasters
My little sister was so scared of the roller coaster that she cried.