Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ick factor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: ick- -fac-tor
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of yuck factor.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

ick factors (plural)

Synonyms

yuck factor

Questions

What does ick factor mean?: Synonym of yuck factor.

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