Antarctic 10

noun

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.

Meanings

nounAntarctic 10 (plural Antarctic 10s)

plural Antarctic 10s

  1. slangAntarcticaA 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.

    […] an Antarctic 10, a boat ride away from being a 5.

    2012, Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette
    2 more examples

    […] an "Antarctic 10": beautiful enough here in MacTown to stampede the bar, but only a plane ride away from being ordinary.

    2005, Roff Martin Smith, Life on the Ice: No One Goes to Antarctica Alone, page 69

    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.

    2013, Gabrielle Walker, Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of a Mysterious Continent, page 16

Origin

An extension of the casual system of rating people's attractiveness on a ten-point scale.

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