Definitions by linguistical
Portlanteau
A portmanteau specifically used by people in the Portland area. Or, any portmanteau as it is used by Portlanders or about Portland.
- Should we get brunch? Also, did you know that 'brunch' is a portmanteau of 'breakfast' and 'lunch'?
- Let’s go to Screen Door, and I believe the correct term here is 'Portlanteau'.
- Let’s go to Screen Door, and I believe the correct term here is 'Portlanteau'.
Portlanteau by linguistical December 10, 2021
Devil’s sauna
When it’s kept aggressively cold indoors, by use of air conditioning, to overcompensate for the outside heat. The opposite of a regular sauna, where it is too hot inside but feels unbearably cold once you exit.
If it is 100 degrees and you are wondering whether you should have brought a light jacket to your work, school, etc., you have likely stumbled into a devil’s sauna.
If it is 100 degrees and you are wondering whether you should have brought a light jacket to your work, school, etc., you have likely stumbled into a devil’s sauna.
Devil’s sauna by linguistical June 1, 2021