Thanks to the movies, Narnia means more than it ever did.

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis have been a children’s classic for decades and have sold more than 120 million copies, but it wasn’t until they hit the big screen that the word Narnia began cropping up in everyday speech and status updates. But the word doesn’t mean the same to everyone.

It’s freaking Narnia out there!

The most common use of Narnia, especially during winter, refers to a snowy landscape. Whether it’s gently falling flakes, a blizzard, or huge drifts, people seem to assume that Narnia=snow. They have the “always winter, never Christmas” down pat, but the majority of the books have much warmer temperatures.

It must be in Narnia!

Saying lost items are in other dimensions is a frequent response to the hopelessness of not finding what you’re looking for, and Narnia is just the latest in the line of the blamed. Since Narnia is reached through portals in the books, it’s not much of a stretch to imagine that items, not just people, get pulled through.

You might not be aware, however, of Narnia’s long history of lost items – and people. In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Susan loses her horn and all four Pevensies leave their fur coats in Narnia. In Prince Caspian, Edmund loses his torch (flashlight). The Voyage of the Dawn Treader centers across the seven missing lords, and The Silver Chair is about a missing prince.

So go ahead, use the word Narnia in your normal conversations. You might get a few raised eyebrows and questioning looks, but you also might find some friends who love Narnia as much as you do. That’s something you’ll not want to lose, no matter what the weather.