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ick factor

ick factor noun: synonym of yuck factor.

Noun

ick factor (usually uncountable, plural ick factors)

  1. (informal, usually) Synonym 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 2025
    Synonyms:
    yuck factor

Synonyms of ick factor

Forms of ick factor

pluralick factors

Questions about ick factor

What does ick factor mean?
Ick factor means synonym of yuck factor.
What part of speech is ick factor?
Ick factor is a noun.
What is the plural of ick factor?
The plural of ick factor is ick factors.

Words near ick factor in the dictionary

  1. icings
  2. icings on the cake
  3. icings on the cakes
  4. ICJ
  5. ick
  6. ick factor
  7. ick factors
  8. Ickburgh
  9. ickday
  10. Icke
  11. Ickenham

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