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fakecel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From fake + -cel.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, offensive, qualifier:incel slang) One who claims to be incel, despite having had success in romance.
   • Thus Peterson was called a “fakecel.” No, Peterson says, that’s wrong. He definitely still is an incel. He is a part of the group. Where then does he now belong? 2018, Daily Beast, Sympathy for the ‘Incel’:
   • While some posters questioned whether Minassian, 25, was a “fakecel” — the term for someone whose average looks disqualifies him from community membership — most hailed him as a hero of the movement. 2018, NBC News, After Toronto attack, online misogynists praise suspect as 'new saint':
   • Shut the f*** up you fakecel (ph). Like, oh, well, if you had any experience, then you can get another one eventually. 2019, NPR Invisibilia, The End of Empathy:
   • Anyone who successfully interacts with women is instantly branded a "fakecel" - meaning "fake incel". 2020, BBC, Toronto van attack: Inside the dark world of 'incels':
   • The following expressions recur with particular frequency: "Looksmaxing" (the business of personal self-improvement and cosmetic surgery); "NEET" ("Not in education, employment, or training"); "LDAR" ("Lay Down and Rot"); "AWALT" ("All Women Are Like That"); "Roped" (to have committed suicide) "Statusmaxx" (to make more money); "Manlet" (a short incel); "Volcel" (voluntary celibate); "Marcels" (married incels); and "Fakecels" (those who falsely claim to be an incel). [2020 September 24, Simon Cottee, “Incel (E)motives: Resentment, Shame and Revenge”, in Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, volume 44, number 2, Taylor & Francis, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6:
   • Others insist that race alone does not make someone an incel. For example, spicycurry says, “Arab men can get Indonesian/Pakistani/Back girls without a problem. If you only try for white girls then you are a fakecel.” 2020, Joshua A. Segalewitz, "'You Don’t Understand... It’s Not About Virginity': Sexual Markets, Identity Construction, and Violent Masculinity on an Incel Forum Board", thesis submitted to the University of Dayton, page 31

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