Meanings
nounick factor (usually uncountable, plural ick factors)
plural ick factors
- informaluncountableusuallySynonym of yuck factor.
The UN, for its part, has suggested eating insects as a way of feeding those extra mouths, which may put the frankenmeat ick factor in perspective.
2013 August 6, John Michael McGrath, “The Frankenmeat of the Future”, in Hazlitt, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2025Synonyms: yuck factor
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nounSynonym of yuck factor.
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ick factor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ick%20factor
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