300 Club

proper noun

The set of people who, while visiting Antarctica, have gone through a temperature change of 300°F (149°C) while naked, from a sauna to the icy landscape outside, as part of an informal tradition.

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Meanings

proper nounthe 300 Club
  1. slangAntarcticaThe set of people who, while visiting Antarctica, have gone through a temperature change of 300°F (149°C) while naked, from a sauna to the icy landscape outside, as part of an informal tradition.

    A few years ago Tony and I were talking about the South Pole 300 Club (members take a 200-degree sauna followed by a sprint around the south pole monument when the temp reaches -100). We wondered, quite longingly, if we would ever have that chance here in Minnesota.

    2019 February 8, Saunatimes Guest Posts, quoting Tyler, “Father and sons take a 280 degree f. sauna, documenting the only “300 Club” in North America”, in SaunaTimes
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APA

300 Club. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/300%20Club

MLA

“300 Club.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/300%20Club. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “300 Club,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/300%20Club.

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