When correlation doesn't equal causation, people tend to make the mistake of skipping from factor A to B. That missing third ever-so-absent variable of the logic chain is C.
"A is correlated with B. Therefore A leads to B."
No, both "A" and "B" are related to "C". It's Factor C.
"A is correlated with B. Therefore A leads to B."
No, both "A" and "B" are related to "C". It's Factor C.
Person 1: "People who have lighters in their pockets are far more likely to develop lung cancer. Obviously, lighters lead to lung cancer, it's just simple A-to-B logic."
Person 2: "Factor C: Smoking... Are you actually retarded?"
Person 2: "Factor C: Smoking... Are you actually retarded?"
by anonymous April 15, 2025

A measurement largely (though not exclusively) in college towns of how loud/lively the nights/scene can be on any given night.
"I was going to move to downtown East Lansing after accepting this new job offer, but the woo factor was so high I decided to go to Okemos instead."
by thatdamnredhead December 5, 2017

Put simply, the wow factor is when a guy is really skinny and it makes his dick appear larger than it really is.
by scalereaux April 14, 2022

the state of mind in which one does whatever he/she wishes to do, not necessarily for any particular reason
by yolofactorstyle October 28, 2013

The overwhelming desire to engage in slapology. The level of desire to use slappyness to rectify another human's existence.
by SlapFactorAllTheBitches October 12, 2022

He was going to grow a sweet mustache, but then remembered that his boss hates facial hair; the Mardini factor makes him shave twice a day.
by Shuh pee roh October 21, 2020

The state in which of movie no longer is funny, good, or even watch-able because someone quoted it way too much.
Joseph "Your doing it wrong man."
Brandon "Whatcha talking about Willis?"
Joseph "Damn, you just killed the Hangover for me"
Larry "The Kill Factor has been activated"
Brandon "Whatcha talking about Willis?"
Joseph "Damn, you just killed the Hangover for me"
Larry "The Kill Factor has been activated"
by andrew ferguson the white May 16, 2010
