Tension caused by high stress during a difficult or dangerous situation. So named because your sphincter tends to tighten up
or "pucker" involuntarily during such times.
The pucker factor was high when Tyrone was stopped by the cops for speeding while having weed stashed under the seat.
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The clench factor. Fear factor. You tense up your entire body beginning with your ass. Usually on a scale from one to ten.
Getting ran cut off, ran off the road, sideswiped and flipped upside dow. Various degrees of the pucker factor there.
When an EMT or Paramedic arrives on scene of a call and the first impression of the patient is called the Pucker Factor. The Pucker can be visual as well as nasal. A person who has taken a dump in their pants can lead to a pucker factor, not only of the butt hole but of the nasal passages as well, depending upon whether the EMT or Paramedic is a green rookie or a seasoned veteran. The higher the pucker factor of the EMS providers on scene, the more urgent the need for rapid and immediate transport to a hospital. A partial amputation would have a pucker factor of a 5 or 6 whereas a complete amputation would have a pucker factor of a 7 or an 8.
EMT1: What was that call last night, I heard it go out but I was out of town?
EMT2: It was a victim of pretty serious fall at the construction site over on Third Street.
EMT1: Damn, how bad was it?
EMT2: The way he landed, he was all twisted up like a pretzel. It gave me a pucker factor of six right away.
EMT1: No shit, so what did you guys do?
EMT2: I called dispatch to get fly the bird right away.
EMT1: Wow, no shit. I wish I had been there.
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A semi-common phrase used to describe your butt (bobo) puckering up in an intense situation. The phrase is mostly used when referring to driving situations, but has been used in others.
"Dude! That Semi about flipped my car over!" "Woah man, that is a serious bobo pucker factor."
"I was coming down Sunset Hill at 50 miles per hour when my accelerator stuck! Serious bobo pucker factor, but I managed my way out of it."
"Your bobo is gonna pucker if you keep that up."
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A major pucker factor is a critical problem that that everybody's ass so tight you couldn't slip in a sheet of paper sideways.
Mark Foley's escapes created a major pucker factor amongst Republicans.
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A term that one uses to describe, and to discreetly convey in public, their urgency and need to visit a toilet to take a crap. Number nine is always used as the guage to describe the tightness of the sphincter, which conveys that the person is right on the edge of crapping their pants.
"Hey man, I have to get out of here fast - I've got pucker factor number 9"
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The highest rating achievable for sphincter puckering during a high stress situation. The puckering may be so tight as to cause sphincter fluttering. Anything above Zulu is the complete loss of sphincter control. A Pucker Factor Zulu (PFZ) situation is commonly found in Near Death Experiences (NDE), although a NDE is not required. Items nearby, such as under garments, pants, seats, sofa cusions, etc., are often damaged during a full blown PFZ event, as the sphincter clamps down like a pitbull on a tire swing.
Dude! That near head on collision reached Pucker Factor Zulu. It was 5 minutes before my butt let go of the seat!