the.com/panic room
A home upgrade for people who trust strangers less than they trust concrete.
means A fortified, lockable room built into a house where occupants can hide and call for help during a break-in or attack.
from From panic, which traces to the Greek god Pan, said to cause sudden, groundless terror in travelers and flocks who heard strange noises in lonely places — his name giving us 'panic' for that irrational, infectious fear. 'Panic room' itself is a modern compound, popularized in the early 2000s partly by the film of that name, describing a safe-room concept that security-conscious homeowners had already begun installing.
- origin
- Term popularized by the 2002 Jodie Foster film
- real estate
- Luxury homes now list them as amenities
- irony
- Often installed, rarely tested, frequently forgotten passcode
- wall street slang
- Also means a market crash trading desk