What does a factor of 20 mean?

The return of Love Island has already brought us a new array of dating terms.

Earlier this month, the hit ITV2 dating show returned, opening its villa doors to 12 new contestants ready for a summer of love, sun, and drama.

In previous years, contestants have educated the British public on words including “pied” and “melt” (none of which have anything to do with food) to describe their affections for fellow islanders, their appearances, and interactions with the opposite sex.

Amid the range of British dialects in this year’s series, from Geordie to Scouse, contestants have introduced a whole new lexicon of words for viewers to get their head around.

For example, within minutes of 2019 contestant Lucie Donlan entering the villa she brought the term “bev” into our vernacular, causing immediate umbrage among Twitter users.

[Back row] Curtis Pritchard, Amy Hart, Joe Garratt, Yewande Biala, Anton Danyluk, Lucie Donlan, Anna Vikali, Amber Gill and Tommy Fury. [Front row] Michael Griffiths, Sharif Lanre and Callum Macleod.

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The presenter will once more return to host the series

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"It’s a really simple show about a really complicated subject. No love situation is ever the same, no relationship is ever the same, we are all either in love, out of love, falling in love or falling out of it. It’s relatable and that is the thing that is never going to change."

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21 from Newcastle

Occupation: Beauty Therapist

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"I like tall guys who are muscly and athletic, I like people that go to the gym because that’s what I like. I want someone who is funny and that I can have fun with and doesn’t take themselves too seriously because I am daft. Looking at my past relationships, I don’t really have a type, it’s quite broad. If someone catches my eye then I’ll go for them."

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"I’ve got a big personality and I get on with people really well. People think I’m funny. I don’t take myself too seriously and I’m always up for a laugh. I’ll be good on challenges and dates."

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"I’ve never cheated. I am not planning on having a wandering eye. You’re dating someone and coupling up but if I have to go for someone else then I have to. I’d obviously tell the guy and explain I liked someone else. I’ve been cheated on several times. I’m not as naive as I was then, I’ve just learnt to be careful from it. Not everyone has your best interests at heart."

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26 from Worthing, Sussex

Occupation: Air Hostess/Cabin Crew Manager

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"I’m going there to find ‘the one’ but I’m also going there to have an amazing summer and meet amazing friends as well. I’m a real girl’s girl and I do believe in girl code. My best friends at home are my best friends because we have the same taste in alcohol but different taste in men. I hope that the girls won’t have the same taste in men as me but you don’t know what’s going to happen until you’re in there. I think you have to talk about it and really weigh up whether someone is amazing for you. They might not be and they might be better suited to someone else."

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"I went on a night out once and Liam from One Direction was there. We were in the VIP bit and so was he and he walked past me and I smiled and he said ‘Hey, you alright? What’s your name?’ He told us to come and sit in his booth and we had a picture together. I put it on Instagram and then my cousin who was twelve and a big One Direction fan put it on her Instagram and suddenly I was on all these international One Direction accounts. I was on Sugarscape and I was getting hate from ten-year-olds because they thought I was dating him!"

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"I’m a good mix of someone who can be fun and serious, I’ll be able to look after people and I’ll be able to get really stuck in with all the fun things too. Also, I am the Bridget Jones of my friendship group so I need to find someone."

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20 from London

Occupation: Chef and semi-pro rugby player

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"I’m upbeat and cheeky and outrageous with my own friends so hopefully that continues in the villa. I’m always on a mission to make people laugh. That’ll be of value in there."

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"Bro code to me is ‘Nothing leaves this circle.’ Whatever we’re talking about doesn’t need to be relayed, not just to females but to any other people outside the bro circle. Anything we speak about, we keep to ourselves. And never fight with each other about anything outside that circle. Keeping it real, really!"

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"As a chef, you’re not really front of house and not many people see you but at the moment I’m doing more service and am finding that a lot of girls are hitting on me and I’m hitting on them. I’ve even been told off by my manager!"

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28 from South Wales

Occupation: Aircraft Engineer

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"I’m a genuine, normal guy and up for a good laugh. I love being on holiday, I love a pool party, I just think it suits me! I’m 28 now so time is ticking, I don’t want to be left on the shelf. The whole experience is going to be great and if I meet someone, that’s what I’m here for."

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"I hate cheating, I can’t stand it. I don’t understand why people want to do it. I’m all for being single, having a laugh and doing what you’ve got to do but I don’t understand why you would want to hurt someone at the same time. I’d rather just say ‘I don’t want to be with you’ and then go off. No, I wouldn’t cheat."

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"Looks-wise, I like blonde and petite girls. Personality, I just like girls that let me be myself and as long as they like me for me and of course I’ve got to enjoy their personality. As long as they let me be me and don’t try and change me."

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23 from Dublin, Ireland

Occupation: Scientist

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"I am a terrible flirt but I’m such a girly girl and I can’t imagine stealing someone’s man in there. I don’t think I’d be that type but never say never."

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"I don’t think I have a wandering eye, I’m very loyal. I’ve never cheated on anyone but I’ve been cheated on multiple times. I feel like I am less trusting as a result of that. I think I’ll definitely have my guard up."

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"I’m a scientist, which is a unique job. I think people may be surprised. Every time I say that I’m a scientist, people are shocked. I think there are loads of intelligent people on reality television, last year we had Dr Alex and the year before we had Camilla Thurlow in the villa."

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21 from Newquay

Occupation: Surfer

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"I stand out and I’m different to the usual girls that might go on the show. I’m more into sports as well as being glam. I can do both, which makes me stand out compared to other girls. I’m more of a guy’s girl than a girl’s girl. I’ve got a lot of friends that are into riding bikes. I get on with those girls who are bit more tomboy-ish. I get on fine with girls, I just don’t like hanging out with girly girls too much. I like hanging out with guys because they’re into the same type of sports…. less drama really. "

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"I like the typical surfer look - blonde, long hair. Someone that has a sport so if they don’t surf, I’d love to have them boxing or snowboarding, motorcross, anything cool like that. I find sporty guys so much more attractive compared to your average guy that just chills and goes on nights out. I’d rather have someone that could come and surf with me and then I could go and do their cool sport. I want someone who will want to do fun things on the weekend."

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"I hate it when a guy loves himself. That turns me off. If they’re looking in the mirror more than I am! I had this guy who would put his music on and look at his abs in the mirror and he was being serious. I cannot deal with that."

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28 from London

Occupation: Pharmacist

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"I have to trust someone to be in a relationship with them but once I am, I am really loyal. I haven’t been cheated on as far as I know. I don’t think a guy can get away with cheating on me, I’ll stalk them! Since the age of seventeen I’ve been in serious relationship after serious relationship. I’ve been single for nine months now and this is the longest I’ve been single."

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"I think I’m different to anyone who has been on the show before. I have the whole glam look, I’m fun but at the same time I feel like I have more to me than that. I studied hard and I’ve got my masters. I’m a pharmacist and I have a Middle Eastern background."

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"I walked into a glass door as I was walking into the restaurant with a date. I banged my head and everyone in the restaurant looked. My date was walking behind me. He was laughing throughout most of the date. It was so painful and embarrassing."

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24 from Airdrie, Scotland

Occupation: Gym Owner

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"I am Scottish and I don’t think there has been a Scottish guy on the show before. I think I am the first? Laura Anderson and Camilla Thurlow both got to the final. Hopefully, I’ll get further than them and win it!"

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"I’ve never really been loyal in any of my relationships. My last relationship, I actually got caught cheating for the first time in my life and it changed everything for me. I saw how much it hurt her and what it did to her. So, for me going to into Love Island, it’s going to be the biggest test of my life. I know that if I am loyal to someone in that space of time when hot girls are being thrown in all the time then I know I can be loyal to them."

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"I’m funny, I’m very hard working and I’m really motivated and I love to encourage and motivate people. My worst traits? I can be moody and I’m definitely an overthinker. Sometimes I can be a bit selfish."

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20 from Manchester

Occuptation: Boxer

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"At the end of the day, if I see someone in there that I like that I feel I could have a connection with, I’ll try and pursue that without being an idiot to the other islanders. I’ll do the right thing at the right time and make my opinions known."

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"A lot of girls try to reach me through Instagram but I’m a real-life guy. I’m not interested in phones or FaceTime, I like the real thing, you can never gauge someone over the phone. Sit down over a drink or a meal and chat to them face-to-face, that’s the best way for me to date because that’s how you find out what type of person they really are."

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"I feel like I’ve got a unique personality and Love Island is a good place to showcase it. I’m fun, bubbly, good to get along with and just really easy-going. I won’t be afraid to go and have a splash about in the pool, I’ll mingle with people and find out about everyone because at the end of the day I’ll be living with these people for a long time so it’ll be nice to see if I have a bromance in there, along with a relationship. It’s nice to be a bit standoutish."

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22 from South East London

Occupation: Catering Company Owner

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"I’m fun, I’m a bit of a romantic as well and I don’t take life too seriously. I’m chilled out and I’m quite laid-back. It could be a positive or a negative that I don’t take things too seriously all the time but in a relationship that’s quite hard… Some girls don’t like that! Sometimes I joke around too much. I’m also quite indecisive and I’ll question things. I’m always late as well, I can be super late!"

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"I’ve only had one girlfriend. I knew her locally but I think we started chatting through social media. I meet people in bars, that’s my go-to. I don’t really use any apps, maybe Instagram sometimes. I get more people slide into my DMs, which is weird. On Instagram I don’t really like to be the person to reach out but if someone talks to me then that’s cool. I put up enough stories that you can reply to!"

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"When I’m committed to somebody, I’ve only got eyes for them. I’ve never cheated and I’ve never been cheated on. I’m not that type of guy. If I’ve got eyes for somebody then I commit to them."

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27 from Liverpool

Occupation: Firefighter

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"If I like somebody then I’ll go for it. There’s not really anything that could stop me. Everybody I meet will be a new person so they’re not going to be my best mate, so if a girl I’m speaking to is coupled up and we get on, I’m still going to talk to her. I’ll do it in a respectful way but I’m going to talk to her and let her know the situation and see where it goes from there. If she then likes me… sorry! It is how it is."

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"I’m a straight-talking guy, I’ll tell people how it is. I’m open and energetic, so I’m easy to get along with. The three worst things about me? Again, I’m a straight-talking guy and people don’t always like the truth. Even though it’s one of the best things about me, it’s also one of the worst. I’ll just say it how it is. I eat a lot, little and often, people might find that quite annoying. I’m always late!"

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"I get complimented on my smile a lot. People seem to be obsessed with my lips. I’d rate myself ten out of ten, I would have said nine but I’m a hero so it bumps it up."

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23 from Shropshire

Occupation: Ballroom and Latin Dancer

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"The thing that makes me the perfect Love Islander is that I’m just going to be myself. I’m going to be me. I don’t have to act like anything, I don’t have to teach anyone how to dance, like my normal job! I can just be myself and have fun."

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"I have lived a very sheltered life because of my dancing, I’ve not done a lot of going out partying, going on dates because I haven’t had time to. Being truthful I’ve probably been on less than ten dates, maybe five dates. I have never met anyone online, I’ve never used a dating app. I’ve met everyone in person, which I think is better. All of this meeting people on social media and apps is fake. People portray their life how they want it to be and it isn’t how they truly are. I like to meet people in real life."

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"I will be loyal. I have cheated before, but that isn’t why I split with that girlfriend. I will always be loyal from now on."

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So, what words will we be adding to our dictionaries this year?

Here’s the Love Island glossary you need to see you through the next eight weeks:

Factor 50

Meaning: To lay on the charm (verb)

Several of the islanders have used the phrase to describe the intensity of their romantic behaviour towards other contestants.

Example: "I like her - I'm going to lay it on Factor 50"

Thick

Meaning: To be angry with someone (verb)

Contestant Maura Higgins used the phrase during a conversation with Curtis Pritchard to ask if he was annoyed with her.

Example: "Are you thick with me?"

Ovie'd

Meaning: When your love interest falls for someone else

Contestant Chris Taylor said he had "been Ovie'd" after India Reynolds was seen spending time with Ovie Soko in the pool.

Example: "I think I've just been Ovie'd"

Chived

Meaning: To be annoyed (verb)​

Contestant Tommy Fury coined the phrase during his breakfast with partner Molly-Mae during the second week of the show.

Example: “I’m getting chived.”

Bev

Meaning: A handsome man (noun)

Contestant Donlan used the phrase several times in the 2019 series’ first episode to describe her ideal partner.

Example: “I want a bev” (not to be confused with a beverage).

It is what it is

Meaning: C’est la vie (phrase)

The term was first used by both Sherif Lane and Michael Griffiths after being rejected during the coupling stage in the first episode.

Example: “I was dumped but it is what it is.”

Anna Vakili and Sherif Lanre on ‘Love Island’

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Muggy

Meaning: Disrespectful (adjective)

See also ‘to mug someone off’ – for example, by stealing their partner.

Made famous by 2017 contestants, Mike Thalassitis who was dubbed “Muggy Mike” as a result of his romance with fellow islander Olivia Attwood who was coupled up with Chris Hughes at the time.

Example: “I can’t believe you did that, that was well muggy.”

To crack on

Meaning: To try and make someone fancy you (verb)

If someone in the villa is single and there is an imminent recoupling, they may crack on with someone else.

Example: “I left Olivia for five minutes and he was cracking on with her!”

Love Island 2019: First awkward moment as none of the girls step forward for Sherif

Total melt

Meaning: A wimp, soppy person or idiot (adjective)

Kem Cetinay, who won the 2017 series, popularised the catchphrase when describing his fellow contestants.

Example: “You’re acting like a total melt over her.”

To graft

Meaning: To put the work in with someone to get them to like you (verb)

Grafting typically occurs after cracking on with someone.

Example: “He’s barely been talking to me so needs to get grafting really.”

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My type on paper

Meaning: Your ideal man or woman who ticks all your boxes (noun)

Usually used in the context of physical appearance.

Example: “Adam is 100 per cent my type on paper.”

Salty

Meaning: Angry (adjective)

To behave in a salty manner or to behave angrily towards someone.

Example: “Stop being so salty with me!”

Amy Hart and Amber Gill arrive at the ‘Love Island’ villa

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To stick it on

Meaning: To flirt (verb)

Similar to cracking on and grafting, sticking it on someone is when you flirt in a blatant and very forward manner.

Example: “She was sticking it on him about five minutes after meeting!”

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To pie off

Meaning: To reject (verb)

If you’ve been pied off, you’ve been rejected or shot down.

Example: “I stuck it on her but she totally pied me off, it was so embarrassing.”

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The “ick”

Meaning: The sudden and overwhelming feeling of being repulsed by someone (noun)

If you’re coupled up with someone you fancy but all of a sudden find you can’t bear them, you’ve got the ick.

Example: “I don’t know what happened but I don’t want to kiss him at all any more – I think I’ve got the ick.”