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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.
The impossibility of teaching someone something because of his or her dogged reluctance to avoid being taught. It arises through the
deliberate choice of that person to continue to remain ignorant. In some cases the person may be too proud to admit that a different, better method exists of doing something.
Example 1.
Lemuel was repeatedly having the same, easily-fixable problem with his computer and Mike was always the one to help him sort it out. When I suggested that Mike show Lemuel how to do it himself he said "Oh I offered to do that but it's the Frits Factor. He insists I do it for him, every time."
Example 2.
I went fishing with Jock. He kept losing his strikes because his method of attaching the hook was flawed and ineffectual. I offered to
help and patiently showed him how to tie a good knot but strangely, his results did not improve. The Frits Factor was at play. I noticed later he
was still baiting up his way.
The happiness level of a party or person based on the amount of drinks they've had.
Did you see how high the jolly factor went after Donny found the liqueur cabinet?
Haha look at that guy, he's wasted.
Ya, his jolly factor's out the window right now.
To wear an oversized watch in public, especially in places where it might be harmful, such as an airport or a soccer field
Man, he got a sick PG Factor. Paul, take off your watch
The 2-4 point jump on the 1-10 attractiveness scale your partner gets when you've fallen for them. You know you're in love when all the sudden your partner has gone from a solid 7 to a 9.
Guy 1 : " Dude, I think I'm in love."
Guy 2 : " Why?"
Guy 1 : " I used to think my girlfriend was a solid 7, now when I look at her she's a 9!"
Guy 2 : " Yeah she's got you with that love factor, man.
the number describing the population of sex offenders in a community
I checked the O'Reilly Factor a few years back when I was living in New Brunswick. It was disappointingly high...
A hidden cost factor used by any scottish person who owns a business.
Mr. MacKay buys product at a certain price and marks it up using a haggis factor to overinflate the cost.