Factor C

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.

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?"

by anonymous April 15, 2025

woo factor

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

Wow factor

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

Saw Kevin Durant playing in the Nets game last night - that dude has the wow factor for sure.

by scalereaux April 14, 2022

FACTOR

A term the religious part of the parkour community believes in. They think it’s synonymous with lots of things but have a hard time describing it. Therefore the broader part of the community does not think of the term highly.

Wow that guy really has factor!

by Swinger101 October 12, 2023

slap factor

The overwhelming desire to engage in slapology. The level of desire to use slappyness to rectify another human's existence.

My slap factor raises exponentially when exposed to perky bitches.

by SlapFactorAllTheBitches October 12, 2022

Mardini factor

The healthy fear that employees have of their boss.

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

yolo factor

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

That guy's yolo factor is off the charts - he just ate cake for every meal of the day.

by yolofactorstyle October 28, 2013