incel
/ˈɪnsɛl/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- Anyone who is not sexually active despite desiring to be.
- (pickup community) "Involuntary celibacy": the state of not being sexually active despite wishing to be.
- (pickup community) Not having sexual relations despite wishing to.
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