wife acceptance factor

English

Etymology
  • First used by Larry Greenhill in September 1983, writing for Stereophile magazine, but Greenhill credited fellow reviewer and music professor Lewis Lipnick with coining the term.
  • The implication is that men tend to appreciate the performance of a product whereas women focus on aesthetics.

Noun

wife acceptance factor

  1. (informal) An assessment of the visual design elements of a consumer product (e.g. a home music system).
    Synonym: WAF
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