Climate overcompensation syndrome
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noun, [Psychoanalysis].
- a pronounced striving to [neutralize] and conceal the effect of extreme climate on ones person by substituting for it with opposite behaviors.
Examples include wearing shorts in the middle of winter in Minnesota or drinking [hot cocoa] on a 60 degree day in Florida. This can also include remarks such as, 40 below really isnt that cold in Fargo or 100 degrees is quite comfortable; we dont have the humidity here in Tucson.
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