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Antarctic 10
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English
Etymology
An extension of the casual system of rating people's attractiveness on a ten-point scale.
Noun
Antarctic mul 10
en Antarctica slang A person in Antarctica who is very desirable as a potential romantic or sexual partner, but only by the standards of Antarctica with its small population.
en 2005 Roff Martin Smith Life on the Ice: No One Goes to Antarctica Alone 69 an "Antarctic 10": beautiful enough here in MacTown to stampede the bar, but only a plane ride away from being ordinary.
en 2012 Maria Semple Where'd You Go, Bernadette an Antarctic 10, a boat ride away from being a 5.
en 2013 Gabrielle Walker Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of a Mysterious Continent 16 Or how the few women there earned themselves ratings, in which an 'Antarctic 10' was someone who would rate a '5' elsewhere in the world.
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