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CDI factor

CDI factor noun: an intangible quality of certain items of professional equipment that is believed to stir inordinate interest in obtaining the item because it makes the possessor feel confident, cool and thus desirable to women.

Noun

CDI factor (uncountable)

  1. (US, slang) An intangible quality of certain items of professional equipment that is believed to stir inordinate interest in obtaining the item because it makes the possessor feel confident, cool and thus desirable to women.
    • You don't buy a LaRue because you want lightweight. You buy it for the durability (And the CDI factor)2007, Patrick Sweeney, The Gun Digest Book of the AR-15, Volume 2, Gun Digest Books, page 109
    • Instead of donning their equipment for the right reasons, with the understanding that it takes thousands of hours to attain a basic skill level, some Special Operations soldiers wear their gear for the CDI (chicks dig it) factor and forget the reality that this is hard work.2011, Paul R. Howe, Leadership and Training for the Fight: Using Special Operations Principles to Succeed in Law Enforcement, Business, and War, Skyhorse Publishing, page 12

Origin of CDI factor

From CDI (“chicks dig it”) + factor.

Questions about CDI factor

What does CDI factor mean?
CDI factor means an intangible quality of certain items of professional equipment that is believed to stir inordinate interest in obtaining the item because it makes the possessor feel confident, cool and thus desirable to women.
What part of speech is CDI factor?
CDI factor is a noun.

Words near CDI factor in the dictionary

  1. CDFs
  2. CDG
  3. Cdg.
  4. CDH
  5. cdi
  6. CDI factor
  7. CDIC
  8. CDing
  9. CDIs
  10. CDISC
  11. CDK

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