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room temperature challenge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From the fact that one's body temperature reaches room temperature after death.

Meanings

  1. (humorous) A notional challenge where the goal is to die.
    • Nevertheless, with the cancer fairly advanced, have to accept that there is a decent chance I'll be taking the Room Temperature Challenge rather sooner than I would have liked. 2024 September 12, Simon Boas, A Beginner's Guide to Dying: 'Has anyone ever written a more inspirational paean to the joy of life?' Daily Mail, Swift Press, →ISBN:
    • When I first found you here, I could've sworn you were doing the room temperature challenge. Then ... BOOM, just like that you started breathing. Scared the shit outta me. 2024 March 31, Barbara Butterfield, Probable Cause, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, →OCLC:

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Relateds

floor temperature challenge