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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'.
by linguistical December 10, 2021
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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.
My parents get upset if I touch the thermostat; they like to keep a devil’s sauna.
by linguistical June 1, 2021
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