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300 Club

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.

Proper noun

the 300 Club

  1. (slang, Antarctica) 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.
    • 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

Questions about 300 Club

What does 300 Club mean?
300 Club means 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.
What part of speech is 300 Club?
300 Club is a proper noun.

Words near 300 Club in the dictionary

  1. 30-30-30 rule
  2. 30-gon
  3. 30-gons
  4. 30-something
  5. 30-somethings
  6. 300 Club
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  9. 303s
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  11. 304s

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