factory
A device or process that produces or manufactures something.
Seen in the wild
Ad: For Sale - LEGO Valentine Lovebirds 40522 Factory Sealed #LEGO #Valentine #Lovebirds
#China #explosion #fireworks #fireworks factory
I firmly believe it's a factory default setting. I don't think he can NOT smolder.
In March 2025, after 17 years of ceaseless hum, my Zhejiang textile factory fell silent - save for the last piece of fabric I'd ever produce for Europe. An unexpected email from Kinshasa then turned everything on its…
[AL JAZEERA] EXPLOSION AT FIREWORKS FACTORY IN CHINA KILLS 26, INJURES 61
Definitions
A device or process that produces or manufactures something.
“I firmly believe it's a factory default setting. I don't think he can NOT smolder.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“In March 2025, after 17 years of ceaseless hum, my Zhejiang textile factory fell silent - save for the last piece of fabric I'd ever produce for Europe. An unexpected email from Kinshasa then turned everything on its head: an import-exporter sought a”
— Bluesky· May 2026“That's their jam. As a nurse, everything is ITs fault. Patient got hit by a tractor while they were bull riding? ITs fault. Explosion at the fireworks factory and now no one can give a thumbs up anymore? ITs fault.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio and Fatema Rajwani were in a prison van which crashed into shutters at the Elbit Systems factory in Bristol”
— Bluesky· May 2026“And the only way to avoid it is to go strictly gluten free. Like, strictly. “Made in a factory that also handles wheat”? You can’t eat it. Share a toaster? No you don’t. Your partner cooks THEIR OWN FOOD with wheat flour? You’re fucked.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
Comments
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
Comments
(UK, slang) A police station.
Factory means: A police station.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
factory means: A police station.. Register: very informal, slang. Suitable only for casual conversation, chat and social media. Do not use in business, academic or news writing. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“Ad: For Sale - LEGO Valentine Lovebirds 40522 Factory Sealed #LEGO #Valentine #Lovebirds”
— Bluesky· May 2026“#China #explosion #fireworks #fireworks factory”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[AL JAZEERA] EXPLOSION AT FIREWORKS FACTORY IN CHINA KILLS 26, INJURES 61”
— Bluesky· May 2026“#China #explosion #fireworks #fireworks factory #injured #killed”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[1/3] 2026-05-05 14:53:51 - [An explosion at a factory in Kazakhstan injured 9 people] Kazakhstan’s emergency rescue department said on the 5th that an explosion occurred at a factory in Ust-Kamenogorsk city that morning, injuring 9 people. According to Kazakh News Agency, the”
— Bluesky· May 2026
Comments
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "factory".
⚡About Tech, Dev & AI slang
The vocabulary of software engineers, AI researchers, and anyone living in a terminal or on GitHub — from LLM to MCP, CORS to vibe coding, agentic to enshittification.
See all Tech, Dev & AI slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "factory" (F)
Browse all slang words starting with F.