"балтийский" как "дубак"


Неоднократно встречал ранее в описаниях ужасов погоды и климата, причем с прописной буквы (как в статье), а не со строчной (как в примере далее).
The Baltic blast
will finally start to break on Friday with temperatures climbing
back to double figures by Saturday but the country will be lashed
again by strong winds by Sunday.
Все это относится к Ольстеру и Северо-Западу, ближайшие горы скорее
в инее чем в снегу.
baltic
/ˈbɔːl.tɪk/ adjective Scottish English Irish English
informal
UK/ˈbɔːl.tɪk/ US /ˈbɔːl.tɪk/
very cold:
It's baltic outside.
Fewer examples
He wanted to come in our car
to Perth, because it was baltic outside and he loved the heated
seats.
He pronounced the weather "pure chilly baltic".
Put the heating on, it's baltic.