"Antarctic 10" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Antarctic 10s [plural]
Etymology: An extension of the casual system of rating people's attractiveness on a ten-point scale. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Antarctic 10}} Antarctic 10 (plural Antarctic 10s)
  1. (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. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Antarctic_10-en-noun-NPdtyZ5U Categories (other): Antarctic English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2005, Roff Martin Smith, Life on the Ice: No One Goes to Antarctica Alone, page 69:",
          "text": "[…] an \"Antarctic 10\": beautiful enough here in MacTown to stampede the bar, but only a plane ride away from being ordinary.",
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        {
          "ref": "2012, Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette:",
          "text": "[…] an Antarctic 10, a boat ride away from being a 5.",
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          "ref": "2013, Gabrielle Walker, Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of a Mysterious Continent, page 16:",
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