wife acceptance factor

Meaning

Noun

• An assessment of the visual design elements of a consumer product (e.g. a home music system).

Origin

• 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.