incel
Pronunciation
[change]Noun
[change]- (rare) An incel is a person who wants to have sex or a romantic relationship but is unable to.
- Both male and female incels are usually lonely.
Antonyms
[change]Usage
[change]- The word is mostly used by people who blame their inceldom on bad genes, a deformity, being ugly or disabled. Female incels usually self-identify as femcel, short for female involuntary celibate. Gays and transgenders going through inceldom may call themselves gaycels or transcels.