Clown Factory

a) Any government run organization; the biggest clowns usually being those in management. The higher up the ladder someone is, the greater their "Clown Factor".

b) A place where common sense is exchanged for a promotion or management training, (Also known as "Clown School")...thus creating a factory of sorts, specifically of Clowns.

C) A place where the biggest clowns (management), create a circus like environment where incompetance and stupidity reins supreme and filters down into lower management ranks. The entry level workers are left confused, as they still possess common sense, and do not speak "Clownese". The Clowns constantly try to fix that which is not broken in order to justify their jobs, thus turning a happy well-functioning work environment into shit. Anyone with a brain is laid off or fired, and the Management Clowns start creating yes-man clones of themselves in the back room, thus a "Clown Factory".

Also see "Fuckshow"

"The Government is a real Clown Factory!"

"Man, I can't wait to find another job and get out of this clown factory!"

"The management is really turning this place into a Clown Factory..."

by kitten78 April 23, 2010

Kool-Aid factor

A factor present in all institutions measuring the questionable beliefs and practices that people new to the organization must accept in order to fit in and function with others in it. The expression is derived from the Jonestown mass suicide where followers of Jim Jones drank poisoned soft drinks (off brand Kool-Aid).

Alcoholics Anonymous is a great organization, but if you join it, know that it has a Kool-Aid factor.

by Super Craig December 25, 2008

factory

Short for shit factory, a worthless, good-for-nothing person just taking up valuable space on the planet.

"That worthless scum is just a factory, using resources without contributing anything of value."

by Hugh Johnson August 30, 2005

X-factor

It's Just that "thing" that makes an individual stand out. Captures your full attention. Side Effect- People are dumbfounded when in the presence of the X-factor.

Yah you got swag cause its easy to jock but i got that X-factor that has no mold only the best acquire it. All original parts no copies.

by MsMendez May 9, 2009

non-factor

a person or thing that isn't special
a zero; zilch
a overly used term to putdown people on a message board

Xira is such a non-factor.

by Yellowdschrg May 26, 2005

de facto

A Latin term, loosely meaning "of the fact". An adjective describing something that exists or happens as a result of tradition or culture. Not normally used as an urban slang term, but as a historical/legal phase

Even after slavery was outlawed by the govrnment, de fato discrimination still existed in many areas.

by D.V.A. October 14, 2003

Colorado factor

the fact that there is a higher incidence of people(larger percentage of the state population) publicly smoking marijuana or talking about marijuana in the state of Colorado than in any other state of the Union.

The Colorado factor was in full effect at that Paul McCartney concert at the Pepsi Center.

by Sam Barrows January 28, 2006