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Antarctic 10 en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (qualifier: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.
   • […] an Antarctic 10, a boat ride away from being a 5. 2012, Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette:
   • […] 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:

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