Explore Incel through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Incel 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.
- An individual who is not sexually active despite having such a desire.
- A misogynistic man, with the implication that his misogyny makes him undesirable to potential partners, thus limiting his romantic and/or sexual prospects.
Using Incel
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | An individual who is not sexually active despite having such a desire. | A misogynistic man, with the implication that his misogyny makes him undesirable to potential partners, thus limiting his romantic and/or sexual prospects.
- In the example corpus, incel often appears in combinations such as: the incel, incel culture, to incel.
Context around Incel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Incel
- In this selection, "incel" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fascist, toxic, 2015, culture, groups and community stand out and add context to how "incel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include although the incel worldview is and and the incel community however. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "incel" sits close to words such as aarey, abattoirs and abdulai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with incel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Doesn't the 'in' in 'incel' stand for involuntary? (9 words)
How incel culture is on the rise in UK schoolstheweek. (10 words)
In fact, the incel movement was originally created by a woman. (11 words)
Some see it as a psychological analysis about one man, some see it as promoting and even inciting revenge violence and others believe it is about angry, dis-empowered white men, such as the anti-women incel groups. (38 words)
The authors continue: “Although, the incel worldview is not obviously political, its core ethos entails the subjugation and repression of a group and its violence is designed to have far-reaching societal effects. (33 words)
In 2015, incel murderer Christopher Harper-Mercer announced his plans on 4chan's /r9k/ board prior to killing nine people and injuring nine more at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. (31 words)
Doesn't the 'in' in 'incel' stand for involuntary? (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
Doesn't the 'in' in 'incel' stand for involuntary?
He called out the "incel" individuals who harbor animosity toward strong women and the fact that theactress is an outspoken feminist with her own opinions.
How incel culture is on the rise in UK schoolstheweek.
In fact, the incel movement was originally created by a woman.
Misogynistic fascist incel Nick Fuentes says he doesn't want to get married because he will inevitably end up losing control, punching his wife, and killing her.
Psychologist Andrew G. Thomas, an authority on incel culture, highlights the diversity within this group: Over a third are non-white, and most politically lean left.
Some incel forums are known for displaying misogyny, hate speech, and violence and have been linked to ideologies about women promoted by influencers like Tate.
To see this go into a second season is a cherry on the top – wonder how many incel warriors will be so upset about this.
From bro-clubs to incel groups and women-hater gangs, digital space is constantly growing the patriarchal space.
Go to any incel messageboard, and about half of the participants have pictures of Elliot Rodger — whom they have sainted — as their avatar.
One of the most powerful things about is its willingness to address modern issues that often don't get enough attention, from human trafficking to incel violence.
The authors continue: “Although, the incel worldview is not obviously political, its core ethos entails the subjugation and repression of a group and its violence is designed to have far-reaching societal effects.
Forums dedicated to the toxic ‘incel’ culture have lost users as they have been chased off mainstream networks to increasingly obscure websites.
In 2015, incel murderer Christopher Harper-Mercer announced his plans on 4chan's /r9k/ board prior to killing nine people and injuring nine more at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon.
Reflecting trends in the modern world, the word "incel" - involuntary celibate - has made the new list, as have "antivaxxer" and "dox", meaning to share someone's personal information online.
Some see it as a psychological analysis about one man, some see it as promoting and even inciting revenge violence and others believe it is about angry, dis-empowered white men, such as the anti-women incel groups.
Those familiar with both the Joker and the "incel" community, however, fail to see any connection between the two.
Any chance we can lure the entire incel "community" onto a giant rocket.
Obviously the incel yesterday used the firearm for a malicious purpose.
One or two deranged and murderous bedwetters citing INCEL is nauseating enough.
Common combinations with incel
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: