Incel Definition

noun

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.

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Anyone who is not sexually active despite desiring to be.

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"Involuntary celibacy ": the state of not being sexually active despite wishing to be.

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adjective

Not having sexual relations despite wishing to.

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Origin of Incel

of involuntary +‎ celibate INCEL . by "Alana" in 1997INCEL on an online forum (originally as invcel). Came to widespread usage in the mid-2010s, chiefly online.

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of involuntary +‎ celibate INCEL . by "Alana" in 1997INCEL on an online forum (originally as invcel). Came to widespread usage in the mid-2010s, chiefly online.

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