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incel

/ˈɪnsɛl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A member of an online subculture of people (mostly men) who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one.
  2. Anyone who is not sexually active despite desiring to be.
  3. (pickup community) "Involuntary celibacy": the state of not being sexually active despite wishing to be.
  4. (pickup community) Not having sexual relations despite wishing to.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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