wow factor

A set of properties belonging to an object that pleasantly surprise a watcher. From commercials to cool electronics, the wow factor is an important thing to consider when designing it.

The IBM computers in middle 90's had a certain degree of the 'wow factor' to them. Sadly enough, their users weren't mostly able to recognize it.

by Zdenek December 30, 2004

50 facts about women

A list about women, which will deeply offend the female gender. After being offended, the female will then reply with an offensive response, and unknowingly prove the list to be factual.

Female: "Woe is me, for I have been offended. Now I must prove that I am correct, by making a big deal out of something that was originally intended to bring laughter...why? Because I have no sense of humor, and I am extremely sensitive"

by The Minority March 7, 2005

ex post facto

a retroactive law, a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences of acts committed or the legal status of facts and relationships that existed prior to the enactment of the law.

Guy 1: I just murdered dat bitch for facing me!
Guy 2: Damn! Dat Dumb fuck Bush just laid down a law 'bout dat shit!
Guy 1: Motha fucka!
Guy 2: Shit! You is screwed--dat law is ex post facto!

by Maynard Mann ('M' Dawg) June 21, 2006

Factory Five GTM

A midengine component car that borrows most of its mechanical pieces from the C5 Corvette.

Its lower, wider and lighter than the Corvette, that combined with its rear-midengine layout means that the Factory Five GTM takes the Corvette components to even greater heights of performance.

by Car-roll Shelby November 26, 2006

fear factory

A undeniably awesome Industrial Metal band. I love Burton Bell's vocals. Sounds very refreshing to most of today's growling and screaming vocals. Their first album sucked but that is pretty much it. They sing about how mankind is obsolete to the machines and how it should be the other way around. They are awesome, yet they have the potential to be so much better. I say this because if they focused just on being pure metal they would be god-like. You may be saying "that is why they are 'industrial'" But some of their songs incorporate rap(Back the fuck up) and emo(Digimortal). I do not like that I think if they eliminated those two things they could be much better and still be considered Industrial Metal. Don't get me wrong this band is very awesome and I cannot wait to see them live again. I love this band but what I just said I think can make them a lot better.

Some of Fear Factory's even incorporate electronica and techno if you listen close enough.

by fuck you I dont have any friends October 5, 2005

K-Factor

A derogatory term used by season pass holders and locals to refer to the poor management an of Kirkwood ski resort.

Examples of the K-Factor: referring to chair 10 as 'one of North America's MARQUEE chair lifts', Bubs restaurant turning away people on Xmas eve lunch because the kitchen was backed up although there were a number of empty tables, K-Factor refers to the legendary tree-well measurements used for the snow phone (why would a resort that gets so much snow need to lie about snow totals?), K-Factor refers to the conflicts between what lifts are shown as running on the snow report and reality, K-Factor refers to the snow report stating that there are light winds when in fact your lifts are on wind hold, K-Factor refers to the complete lack of control of lift lines when chair 6 opens on a powder day, K-Factor refers to having the Timber Creek quad continue to run over a skier who had fallen off the lift until the folks in lift line alerted the lift operator, K-Factor refers to selling only 24 ounce beers on the backside last season and thinking that having drunk skiers is a good idea.

by SnowSnob December 22, 2008

cock'n'balls factor

Cock'n'balls factor as in coolness, potency, greatness, balls etc.

The "word" cock'n'balls factor was invented because words coolness, balls and potency don't have enough cock'n'balls factor.

"This song sounds so dull, you have to add some cock'n'balls factor to guitars"

by modifier September 6, 2004